URM LAB presentsHigh school edition

The
10-Hour
Startup

Can you build
a startup
in 10 hours?

Date
Oct 02
Hours
8AM — 6PM
Place
São Paulo
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04
DAYS
06
HRS
55
MIN
22
SEC
10:00:00 on the clock
Students building in the URM LAB
02 / The challenge

You have
10 hours.

  • One idea.
  • One team.
  • AI.
  • Vibe coding.
  • Mentors.
  • One mission.
  • Build it.

At 8 AM you start with an idea.

At 6 PM you present a startup.

No coding experience required.

03 / The 10 hours10:00:00
08:00
Idea
09:00
Problem
10:00
Business
11:00
Brand
12:00
Build
13:00
Build
14:00
Test
15:00
Improve
16:00
Launch
17:00
Pitch
18:00
Startup
04 / The provocation

You don't
need to know
how to code.

You need
an idea.

AI changed who can build technology. Now an idea can become a real digital product in hours.

05 / What you will do
01

Ideate

Find a problem worth solving.

02

Create

Turn the idea into a business.

03

Build

Use AI and vibe coding to create the product.

04

Brand

Create the identity and positioning.

05

Launch

Put it in front of real people.

06

Pitch

Present what you built.

8:00 AM

An
idea.

Nothing built yet
10 hours
6:00 PM

A
startup.

Live, and in front of people
07 / Who is this for

High school
students who

  • want to create things
  • think differently
  • are curious about business
  • want to understand AI
  • have ideas
  • want to become founders
  • want to discover what they are capable of building

No previous programming knowledge required.

A young founder pitching on stage
08 / URM LAB

The lab
behind it.

URM LAB is the experimentation and innovation environment of URM, connecting entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, technology and business creation.

It exists for one reason: people learn to build companies by building them. The 10-Hour Startup is that idea compressed into a single day.

09 / URM

URM is an institution built around entrepreneurship, creativity, practical education and business — where students learn by creating real ventures.

Undergraduate programs in business & entrepreneurship →
10 / Your moveLimited places

10 hours.
One startup.
Your move.

04
DAYS
06
HRS
55
MIN
22
SEC
The 10-Hour Startup
October 02 · 8AM — 6PM
URM LAB · São Paulo
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Registration

Take the spot.

If you could build anything, what would you build?

Limited places.