Shipaton '26
Official partner spaces

Build in public with Shipaton partners.

Share your Shipaton progress, ask for feedback, find collaborators, and tell the story behind what you are building in official partner communities.

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What are Build-in-Public partners?

Build-in-Public partners are communities and platforms where Shipaton participants can share what they’re building throughout the hackathon.

Use these spaces to:

Share your app idea

Post updates and demos

Ask for feedback

Find teammates or collaborators

Get help with technical or business blockers

Learn how to launch and promote

Tell the story behind your build

Note: You don’t need to post everywhere. Choose the communities that feel most relevant to your app, your audience, and the kind of feedback you want.

Official Build-in-Public Partners

r/androiddev

Get feedback from Android developers

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r/androiddev is a community for Android developers to discuss what they’re building, ask technical questions, and connect with other Android builders.

How to engage:

Subscribe to the subreddit and post your progress, join check-in threads, ask for technical feedback, and bring your questions about your android or KMP stack.

Keep an eye out for an upcoming AMA with Jaewoong from RevenueCat. Bring questions about your Shipaton project, RevenueCat implementation, app monetization, or technical blockers.

Good for:

Native Android apps, Kotlin Multiplatform, technical feedback, architecture questions, community discussion.

HackerNoon

Tell the story behind what you’re building

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HackerNoon is where developers, founders, and startup teams publish stories about what they’re building, learning, launching, and figuring out along the way.

How to engage:

Publish articles about your Shipaton journey using the #shipaton tag. Share what you’re building, what you’re learning, and what you discover along the way.

Share your Shipaton story on HackerNoon to compete for an additional $2,500 prize pool for outstanding Build-in-Public stories.

Good for:

Long-form Build-in-Public updates, founder stories, technical writeups, launch reflections, lessons learned

Product Hunt

Prepare your app for launch

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Product Hunt helps makers launch new products, collect feedback, and get discovered by a community of early adopters, founders, and builders.

How to engage:

Use Product Hunt’s launch guide to prepare your Shipaton app for launch. Think through your positioning, assets, launch plan, and how you’ll rally support when your app is ready.

Check out the Product Hunt Shipaton Launch Guide for tips on preparing your app for launch and making the most of your debut.

Good for:

Launch planning, positioning, product feedback, getting your app in front of early users.

r/AppBusiness

Talk growth, monetization, and the business of apps

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r/AppBusiness is a community for app founders and builders focused on the business side of apps: growth, monetization, positioning, launch strategy, and feedback.

How to engage:

Subscribe to the subreddit and Join regular Shipaton check-in threads, share what you’re building, ask for feedback, and look for collaborators.

Join dedicated check-in threads and use the Shipaton flair when posting about your app!

Good for:

App business questions, growth and monetization feedback, launch strategy

Join Shipaton, then bring people along for the journey.

Ship in public when it helps: a useful update, a demo, a blocker, a launch plan, or the story behind a hard decision.

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