We packaged our vision and entered the prestigious Hult Prize competition. We practiced relentlessly, refined our pitch, and laid out how our automation ecosystem aligned with global sustainable development goals to elevate the dignity of work.
⚡ The Rejection Catalyst
"Rejection hit our team hard and left us temporarily depressed. But it became the ultimate fuel. It forced us to stop pitching to judges, and start building directly for the industry."
We were highly confident — perhaps even overconfident. But we weren't selected. Maybe the judges didn't fully grasp the scale of the back-office pain that bank tellers suffer through every day. Rather than slowing us down, this setback clarified our focus. We threw away the slide decks and started coding.