Resources
Below are the docs, tools and perks we and our sponsors put together for every Build North hacker. Grab whatever helps, and try building with their platforms. It's the best way to get hands-on support from their teams and qualify for their awards.
Expo
- Docs: https://docs.expo.dev
- Quickstart: https://docs.expo.dev/get-started/create-a-project/ (or run bunx create-expo-app@latest)
- Expo Skills + MCP, so your agents can work with Expo: https://docs.expo.dev/agents/
- Agent prompt, paste into your coding agent: "Build my app with Expo: github.com/expo/skills/blob/main/plugins/expo/skills/expo-overview/SKILL.md"
Clerk
- 50% off Clerk Pro: https://clerk.com/startups?tag=Georgian
- Docs, the best place to start: https://clerk.com/docs
- Expo quickstart: https://clerk.com/docs/expo/getting-started/quickstart
- Clerk CLI, for letting your agents work with Clerk: https://clerk.com/docs/cli
- Agent prompt, paste into your coding agent: "Add Clerk auth to my app: clerk.com/SKILL.md"
Eon
- Free early access to Era for every team. Era is a new platform for testing and benchmarking AI agents against realistic simulated companies https://www.eon.io/blog/era-build-and-test-ai-agents
- Era hackathon guide (setup docs): https://drive.google.com/file/d/13QeKjpxekj62n92jJLfnVOBwn1xb4HWB/view?usp=sharing
- Learn more about Eon: https://www.eon.io/
SurrealDB
- $50 in Agent Memory credit for every participant. Redeem it with the code BUILDNORTH50 at https://studio.surrealdb.com
- SurrealDB participant resources pack, with redemption steps and the fastest path to a running demo: https://surrealdb.notion.site/Build-North-SurrealDB-participant-resources-pack-3edbfa44ae3e81a0a6ebd0b4fbb802d3
- Learn more about SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com
Google Cloud for Startups
- Google Cloud for Startups credits: eligible startups can get up to $350,000 USD in Google Cloud credits over two years, plus access to TPU and GPU clusters and support from Google's AI Customer Engineers. Apply here: https://cloud.google.com/startup/benefits
- Build with Gemini models and Vertex AI: https://cloud.google.com/startup
Get support during Build Week
The Transferred Learnings Discord Server is where everything happens once Build Week starts: kickoff updates, submission instructions, and a direct line to partner teams from Expo, Clerk, and Eon if you get stuck.
Transferred Learnings is Georgian's ongoing community for AI builders and founders. Through events and Discord, it's a way to stay connected with people doing similar work after Build North wraps.