Frequently asked questions!

Frequently asked questions! If you have a question not answered here, ask in #open-sauce-2026

Key dates:

• In-person hackathon in the Bay Area from July 15-17th
• Open Sauce itself is from July 18-19th
• Lodging will be covered from the night of July 15th to the Morning of July 20th. Lunch and dinner during Open Sauce will not be covered. Additionally, there is no dinner on the 17th.
• Base of $75 USD flight stipend, eligible for more the more projects you build through August 31st. Design submissions due July 31st (tentatively, subject to change to be moved later)

There’s a lot of channels! Which one do I use?

tl;dr:

• #open-sauce-2026 - general discussion!
• #open-sauce-2026-experts - get design help, or get your project reviewed!
• #open-sauce-2026-idea-pool - share ideas!
• #open-sauce-2026-projects - post your project ships!