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Founding Members #...–500

Build. Ship. Get recognized.

A network where builders earn reputation by shipping. Reserve your handle, claim your founding member number, and join the first 500 builders shaping the platform.

Join Hackyard →Limited to 500 founding members
Founding Members
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Status
Open
Member Type
Founding
Price
Free
Why this exists

Great builders are often hidden in colleges, side projects, and small cities.

They ship alone. They get discovered late. They miss co-founders, users, and feedback because the right people never find them.

Hackyard is being built to change that. A network where your work speaks for you, where shipping earns reputation, and where builders find each other by what they build, not who they know.

We're starting with 500 founding members. You're early.

What happens here
01

Get Discovered

Your profile shows what you ship, not just who you are. Builders find builders through work.

02

Find Co-founders

Meet engineers, designers, and operators who complement your skills and share your pace.

03

Launch Projects

Share what you're building. Get early users, feedback, and momentum from day one.

04

Earn Recognition

Build in public. Ship consistently. Earn reputation that compounds over time.

Community

This is not a Discord server.

Active rituals that make builders better.

Weekly Build Reviews
Share what you shipped. Get feedback from other builders.
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Monthly Hackathons
48-hour build sprints with real prizes and real collaborators.
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Builder Spotlights
Featured profiles of members doing interesting work.
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Launch Challenges
Ship your project to the community. Get your first 100 users.
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Demo Days
Present what you built. Find co-founders, users, and contributors.
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Status system

Progression.

Earn status by building, shipping, and helping others.

01Founding MemberYou are here

First 500. Permanent status. Reserved handle.

02Builder

Active members who ship consistently.

03Contributor

Members who help others build. Feedback, code, connections.

04Resident

Long-term members with deep community presence.

05Alumni

Members who moved on but shaped the network.

Build together

Never miss a reason to build.

Weekly

Build Challenges

Ship something small every week. Streaks earn recognition.

Monthly

Hackathons

48-hour sprints. Form teams. Ship real projects.

Quarterly

Launch Weeks

Ship your biggest project to the community. Get users.

Ongoing

Open Source Sprints

Contribute to community tools. Build in public together.

Monthly

Demo Nights

5-minute presentations. Show what you built. Find collaborators.

Annual

Builder Awards

Top contributors, best launches, most helpful members. Real recognition.

How it works

What happens after you join.

01

Reserve Handle

Claim your username. hackyard.org/u/you. Forever.

02

Claim Member Number

You're assigned Founding Member #N. Permanent.

03

Generate Badge

Download your Founding Member credential. Share it.

04

Join Community

Access rituals, events, and the builder network.

Why join early

Founding Members

The first 500 members will permanently receive Founding Member status and reserve their username forever. This window closes when 500 is reached.

  • →Reserve your username forever
  • →Receive a Founding Member badge
  • →Get early access before public launch
  • →Help shape the future of the network
  • →Be recognized as an early builder
FAQ

Common questions

The internet is built by small groups of obsessed people.

We're building the place where they find each other.

Founding Members

Claim your founding member badge.

We're capping founding membership at 500 people. Reserve your builder identity, get your member number, and join the ecosystem from day one.

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Built by a small team of founders, engineers, and builders from Assam and around the world.

Meet the team →