Key facts
- Type
- Competition
- Provider
- noclue
- Deadline
- 11/18/2026
In short
Reality Check(Meet-up) is a curated AI event series for professionals who have shipped AI products, taking place in Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune. It focuses on practical discussions and live demos, with selection based on prior shipping experience.
Reality Check(Meet-up)
By noclue
CompetitionAccepting applications nowApply by 11/18/202623 days left
An AI event for professionals who have shipped AI projects.
Focus
Three cities: Delhi, Pune, Bangalore.
Locations
Curated attendance and speaker selection.
Access
Emphasizes live demos and honest, practical discussions.
Content
Not a competitive hackathon; focuses on knowledge sharing.
Format
Overview
Reality Check(Meet-up) is a three-city event series organized by noClue, focusing on the practical aspects of shipping and scaling AI solutions. Unlike typical AI events, it emphasizes real builds, honest enterprise stories, and practical engineering lessons at scale, steering clear of superficial panels, pitch judging, or VC scorecards. The series is structured uniquely for each city to cater to the specific needs of its builder and enterprise community. Bangalore features 'Shipped Live,' a builder showcase where curated individuals demo live, unscripted projects and engage in Q&A about challenges and lessons learned. Delhi hosts 'Pilot to Product,' focusing on real AI adoption stories from inception to product, or why projects get stuck in pilot phases, shared by those directly involved. Pune's 'Breaking Point' segment addresses the challenges of scaling from 10 to 10,000 users, offering technical war stories and solutions from builders. The overall expectation is live builder demos and frank discussions, with a strict policy that anything not demonstrable or straightforwardly explainable does not get a slot. The event is designed for a room full of builders, engineers, founders, and enterprise product leads who engage in genuine, in-depth questioning. The event targets builders and engineers seeking feedback on their shipped products, enterprise product and engineering leads exploring external solutions, and founders looking for signals on successful builds. It operates on a curated attendance model, meaning registration is not open to all; attendees and speakers are selected based on their proven experience in building, shipping, or living through relevant AI projects, rather than just interest.
Prizes
1 winner
SWAGS
Attendees
SWAGS
Key dates
- Deadline2026-11-18T17:00:00 EST
Eligibility
Above legal age of majority in country of residence. Professionals/Post grads only. All countries/territories, excluding standard exceptions.
How to enter
- Apply through the link provided on the Devpost page and pick your city. Note: This isn't open registration; attendees and speakers are selected based on what they've actually built, shipped, or lived through, not on interest alone.
- If you've built something worth showcasing, or would like to deliver a speaker/demo session, send a proposal to build.noclue@gmail.com instead of submitting through the main application portal.
Sponsors & partners
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