Pilots and Prototypes: Stop Waiting, Start Building (w/ Lovable, Baseline, and The AI Collective)

A build night co-hosted by Lovable, Baseline, and the AI Collective for people who have an idea and keep waiting for a developer, funding, or permission to start. Bring a laptop and idea, and leave with a working prototype.

Stop waiting, start building!

Many founders in Dublin believe a prototype requires a technical co-founder or a funding round. This evening exists to remove that assumption in three hours.

Hosted by The AI Collective's Dublin chapter in partnership with Lovable and Baseline, Pilots & Prototypes puts you into a builder and has you ship something before you leave. No coding experience is needed, and if you've never opened a build tool before, you're exactly who this event is for.

How the night runs:

6:00 pm: Doors and a live demo of products built on Lovable by non-technical founders, including a platform built solo with no developer and no funding

6:30 pm: Build time. Open Lovable, start building your idea, with organisers and experienced builders on hand for troubleshooting. Complimentary credits provided by Lovable.

7:45pm: Show and tell! Share what you made, however rough

8:15pm: Networking and build feedback

9:00pm: Close

What you get:

Every attendee receives Lovable credits on the night, so you can keep building after you leave.

What to bring:

A laptop, a charger, and an idea of what you'd like to build.

Who this is for:

Early-stage founders, operators, and anyone who has said "I'd build it if I could." You don't need to be technical, and you don't need to have started anything yet.

What's Next?

This is Part 1 of a 2 part series on building from pilot to production. Part 2, "From Prototype to Production," will be hosted at Baseline in late September.

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

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