Hands-on events where students and professionals create real things with AI. No experience required. Just show
up and build.
Starting June 2026
The summer series.
Free community nights across the summer. Build sessions, AI conversations, and looser meetups around the city. The warmup before Build It lands in the fall.
onepromptN° 002
summer series
The summer warmup
On the horizon
Build It.
Our flagship buildathon. Teams get a challenge, a constraint, and a deadline.
Everyone ships something real, together. Coming to Philadelphia.
The schedule changes. The format evolves. These four things are always part of the
experience.
01
Learn
A live workshop brings everyone up to speed on the tools before anyone starts building.
02
Build
Teams tackle a challenge using AI. The constraint keeps it creative. The deadline keeps it real.
03
Present
Every team shows what they made. The audience reacts. The moment makes the whole evening worth it.
04
Connect
Meet the people you built with. Exchange ideas. Walk away with new connections and perspectives.
What we do
Not another AI lecture.
01
Buildathons
Teams get a challenge, a constraint, and a deadline. Everyone builds something real, together. The flagship
Build It series is on the horizon.
02
Interviews
Short-form conversations with AI professionals about how they actually use the technology in their
day-to-day work. Real stories from real practitioners.
03
Community
Monthly meetups, online connections, and a growing network of students and professionals who believe AI
should be accessible to everyone.
"We didn't start oneprompt because we had all the answers. We started it because we wanted a place where
people could figure it out together."
Neil Rayarao & Eyob Treiser Brown, Co-Founders
Ready to build something real?
Our next event is on the horizon. Join the community and be the first to know when registration opens.
oneprompt events
The best way to learn AI is to build with it.
Our events put tools in your hands and people at your side. You show up curious. You leave with something you
built.
You build something real
Not a tutorial output. A product you designed, named, and presented to a room full of people.
No experience needed
Every event starts with a live workshop. We teach you the tools before you use them.
Students meet professionals
Teams are intentionally mixed. That's where the real learning happens.
Networking that matters
Connect with professionals and peers you might not meet outside of these events. Real relationships built
through collaboration.
What to expect
Every event is built around four moments.
The
schedule changes. The format evolves. But these four things are always part of the experience.
Learn
A live workshop gets everyone up to
speed on the tools before anyone starts building.
Build
Teams tackle a challenge together using
AI. The constraint keeps it creative. The deadline keeps it real.
Present
Every team shows what they made. The
audience reacts. It's the moment that makes the whole evening worth it.
Connect
Meet the people you built with. Exchange
ideas. Walk away with new connections and new perspectives.
Upcoming events
What's next.
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Stop hearing about AI. Start building with it.
Our next
event is on the horizon. Be the first to know.
oneprompt interviews
Real people. Real conversations.
Short-form interviews with
AI professionals about how they actually use the technology in their day-to-day work. Real stories from real
practitioners.
A growing network of
students and professionals in Philadelphia who believe AI should be built with, not just read about.
Who we are
Not a Slack group. Not a mailing list.
oneprompt is a community centered around hands-on experiences with AI. We run buildathons where people
create products with AI. We host casual meetups. We film interviews with professionals who share what AI
actually looks like in their work.
The people here are marketing students, finance professionals, engineers, founders, designers, and people
who are still discovering their strengths and skills. The thing they share: curiosity.
What we believe
Three things that make this different.
Building over talking
Most AI communities talk about what AI could do. We sit down and build. Every event ends with something
tangible.
Access over gatekeeping
No CS degree, GitHub profile, or developer title required. If you're curious, you're qualified.
In person over online
Our events are in Philadelphia, face to face, where the energy is real and the connections last.
Stay connected
Find us where you already are.
We show up in person, but
we stay connected in between.
No. Every Build It starts with a 30-minute workshop. Your teammates fill in the gaps.
Is this only for Drexel students? +
Not at all. Open to students from any university and professionals at any stage.
How much does it cost? +
Our events are free. Sponsors cover venue and food so money is never a barrier.
What do I need to bring? +
A laptop and an open mind. Create a free Claude account before you arrive.
Can I come if I already know a lot about AI? +
Absolutely. The constraint is what makes it challenging, not the tools.
The next event is being planned right now.
Join and be the first to know when registration opens. No spam. Just one email when it's time to build.
The waitlist
Be first in when the doors open.
Two things are coming up. The summer series across June through August, and Build It, our flagship buildathon in early fall. Get on the list now and we'll send you the registration link before it goes public.
N° 002 / the warmup
The summer series.
A run of free community nights across the summer. Build sessions, AI conversations, and meetups that warm up the room before Build It in the fall. Lighter touch, same energy.
WhenJune through August 2026
WherePhiladelphia, rolling venues
Format5 to 6 events, every few weeks
CostFree, by RSVP
Lineup dropping soon
N° 001 / the flagship
Build It.
A two-day buildathon at Drexel. Students and professionals sit on the same teams, get a challenge, and ship something real by Saturday night. Spots are capped at 60.
WhenEarly fall 2026
WhereLeBow, Drexel University
Capacity60 builders
Tickets$15 student, $60 pro
Date locking soon
Save your seat
Tell us what you want in on.
Pick one or both. We'll email you the second registration opens. No spam, no daily emails, just the things you actually asked for.
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About you
We email you. You email us back. That's the deal.
Not sure which one is for you? Pick both. The summer series is the on-ramp. Build It is the main event.
About oneprompt
Two students. One mission.
We started oneprompt
because we believe AI shouldn't be intimidating. It should be something you build with, not something you hear
about in a lecture hall.
Neil Rayarao
Co-Founder
Drexel University
Eyob Treiser Brown
Co-Founder
Drexel University
Our story
Then AI changed everything.
We were two students at Drexel who kept
hearing about AI in every class, every headline, every LinkedIn post. But we wanted more than just hearing about
it. We wanted to actually build with it, and we knew we weren't the only ones.
So we started oneprompt. First as
interviews with AI professionals. Then as content. Now as a community. The evolution was simple: we realized the
most powerful way to learn AI isn't watching someone talk about it. It's building something with it, alongside
people who think differently than you.
That's what we're building in Philadelphia. A place where
students meet professionals, ideas meet tools, and curiosity meets capability. One event at a time.
Want to be part of this?
Join the community and help us build something that didn't exist before.
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Connect with people actually building, not just talking.
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