Sometimes I go to hackathons for fun. Why? Because being boots on the ground is where you actually see the future getting built. Last week, I stopped by the forumventures Hackathon in partnership with claudeai. The energy in the room was inspiring because prototypes were being built in real time. Vibe coding tools like Claude Code have collapsed the gap between idea and execution. And that changes EVERYTHING. Hackathons used to be about who could code the fastest or stay awake the longest. Now they’re becoming something bigger: live laboratories where investors can watch imagination turn into action. That shift matters. Particularly for women and diverse founders. Because we can’t afford to ignore that women still receive just 2% of venture capital funding. Not because the ideas aren’t there, but because venture has always run on closed networks and warm introductions. Vibe coding hackathons can help flip that script. ✨ They lower the gatekeeping. A bold idea and a lapto...