over 1 year ago
And the winner is...
Join us in congratulating all participants for contributing to the Snowflake & Mistral developer community. 
Thank you to all who submitted a project – you pushed the boundaries of AI Search with Cortex Search, Mistral LLM, and Streamlit Community Cloud in impressive projects!
The judges have weighed in, and we are thrilled to announce who took home the prizes! Drum roll please… 
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An interactive platform that navigates students to key moments in lectures, ensuring they receive accurate answers quickly and efficiently.
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Grand Prize & TruLens Bonus Prize
over 1 year ago
Off to the judging panel!
Congratulations to everyone who submitted a project!
What's next? The team and judges are busy reviewing submissions until February 3rd to select and announce the winners on February 6th. Sit back and relax! You've done an amazing job getting to this point in the hackathon.
We would love to hear about your experience during this hackathon. Fill out this feedback form and let us know how we can improve.
The winner announcement is scheduled for February 6! Good luck to everyone!
over 1 year ago
Today’s the day!
You can do this! It is time to submit your project for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search with Snowflake & Mistral hackathon. Submissions are due by January 21 at 5:00pm PT!
Submit and continue editing your project today.
Here's a handy checklist to review before finalizing your submission:
Submission checklist:
- Did you build a new Retrieval Augmented Generation application using
- Cortex Search for retrieval
- Mistral LLM (mistral-large2) on Snowflake Cortex for generation
- Streamlit Community Cloud for front end
- (Optional) Did you use TruLens to measure and optimize the project search performance. Just be sure to…
over 1 year ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search with Snowflake & Mistral Hackathon! Submissions are due on January 21 at 5:00pm PT.
Have you checked out the submission form yet? Don’t get caught with a list of questions unprepared! Remember: you can always continue editing your project up until the deadline. Check out some tips here.
Good luck!
over 1 year ago
Deadline Extension!
We've got exciting news! We're extending the hackathon deadline to January 21st to give everyone more time to polish their RAG applications and submit their projects on Devpost. Everyone can use this time to polish their submissions to be sure to showcase their incredible projects.
Submissions are now due January 21st by 5:00pm PT!
Complete or Update submission
over 1 year ago
Lights, Camera, Action! Submission video tips for hackers
We know as devs and innovators, your focus is normally on the project being built, but the submission video needs time and care too! It's often the first (and sometimes only!) thing that judges review. Your video tells the story behind your project, providing a clear avenue to showcase your software and talent.
Prep your 3 minute elevator pitch and don’t forget to include:
- how you built your new RAG applicating using Cortex Search, Mistral LLM and Streamlit Community Cloud.
- why you built your project and the problem it addresses
- (Optional) If you used TruLens be sure to highlight your…
over 1 year ago
Office Hours starting soon! Chat with Snowflake devs!
There are 6 days left to enter your submission to the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search with Snowflake & Mistral Hackathon. Submissions are due January 14th!
Once you’ve started your submission, you’ll have a good idea of any questions you have. Make a list so you can be sure to get everything answered. In our office hours, you can get your questions answered by the experts themselves:
Join us in the #snowflake-tech-questions channel on Discord:
Session 1: TODAY! Wednesday, January 8th at 12:30pm ET
Session 2: Monday, January 13th at 12:30pm ET
If you’re unable to attend the…
over 1 year ago
Submission Checklist: It’s Go Time!!
There is just one week left to enter your submission to the RAG ‘n’ ROLL Amp up Search with Snowflake & Mistral hackathon. Submissions are due January 14 at 5:00pm PT!
Whether you’re nearly finished with your submission or have been putting it off and are planning to get everything done this week, the deadline is coming soon!! Get some tips from our submission form process, make sure all of your teammates have accepted their invitations to join the project, and use the checklist below to make sure you’re all set by the deadline!
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over 1 year ago
Workshop starting soon! Learn all about Streamlit
The fourth and final workshop for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search hackathon is starting soon!
Streamlit
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Jessi Shamis, Product Designer, Streamlit
Topic: Intro to building LLM apps with Streamlit(To be announced)
Add to calendar
Zoom Link
See you there!
over 1 year ago
Final Workshop tomorrow! Learn all about using Streamlit
One of the main requirements is to use Streamlit Community Cloud for the front end of your project. This is the topic of our final workshop for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search hackathon. Join us tomorrow!
Streamlit
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Jessi Shamis, Product Designer, Streamlit
Topic: Intro to building LLM apps with Streamlit(To be announced)
Add to calendar
If you’re unable to attend the office hours, don’t despair. There’s always someone around who will be able to help out in the Devpost Discord…
over 1 year ago
Workshop starting soon! Learn all about TruLens
The third workshop for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search hackathon is starting soon!
TruLens
Date: Wednesday, December 11
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Josh Reini, Developer Advocate & Maintainer, TruLens
Topic: Understand Search Metrics for RAG
Add to Calendar
Zoom Link
See you there!
over 1 year ago
Bonus prize
Use TruLens (Snowflake open source) to measure and optimize the project search performance for a shot at the $1,000 USD Bonus Prize. Get ahead of the curve and get expert advice from Snowflake.
Next Workshop
TruLens
Date: Wednesday, December 11
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Josh Reini, Developer Advocate & Maintainer, TruLens
Topic: Understand Search Metrics for RAG
Add to Calendar
If you’re unable to attend the office hours, don’t despair. There’s always someone around who will be able to help out in the Devpost Discord community
Good luck!
over 1 year ago
Workshop Recording
Thank you to everyone that joined the Mistral workshop yesterday with Harizo Rajaona!
If you were unable to attend, don’t despair. We have the recording right here - > Watch Recording 
The next workshop is Wednesday, December 11 @ 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET with Josh Reini (Developer Advocate & Maintainer, TruLens) about understanding Search Metrics for RAG. Check out the upcoming workshops.
In the meantime, join the relevant channels for this hackathon on the Devpost Discord community if you have any questions.
Happy building!
over 1 year ago
Workshop starting soon! Get to know Mistral on Snowflake
The second workshop for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search hackathon is starting soon!
Mistral
Date: Wednesday, December 4
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Harizo Rajaona, Partner Engineer, MistralAI
Topic: Data quality tests and evaluations with Mistral Large on Snowflake Cortex
Add to calendar
See you there!
over 1 year ago
Data quality tests and evaluations
One of the main requirements for your project is to use Mistral LLM (mistral-large2) on Snowflake Cortex for generation. Get ahead of the curve and get expert advice from Mistral.
We are hosting a workshop all about Mistral on December 4th so be sure to mark your calendars. Here are the details:
Next Workshop.
Mistral
Date: Wednesday, December 4
Time: 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: Harizo Rajaona, Partner Engineer, MistralAI
Topic: Data quality tests and evaluations with Mistral Large on Snowflake Cortex
Add to calendar
If you’re unable to attend the office hours,…
over 1 year ago
Give Yourself a Schedule
A little planning can go a long way toward a winning project. In RAG ‘n’ ROLL Amp up Search with Snowflake & Mistral we want to be sure we get to check out your project and want to help you get there.
Check out our Tips for Planning Your Project and the below rough timeline for when to start different activities:
Brainstorm (Today)
Pick an idea (Tomorrow)
Quick design and how it might work (by the end of November)
Start building (by the beginning of December)
Start your submission (Third week in December)
Finish up your project (Last week in…
over 1 year ago
Workshop starting soon!
The first workshop for the RAG 'n' ROLL Amp up Search hackathon is starting soon!
Cortex Search & Kickoff
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Wednesday, Nov 20 @ 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: David Taylor - Product Manager, Cortex Search
Topic: New to Snowflake Cortex? Let’s catch you up!
Add to Calendar <- full call details
Zoom link
See you there!
over 1 year ago
Got questions? We’ve got answers!
Did you ever wish you could go straight to Snowflake & Mistral to ask some questions directly to the experts? Well, good news! We will be hosting a series of workshops throughout the hackathon. Join us to hear from luminaries from the tools you will use in your project.
Next Workshop
Cortex Search & Kickoff
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Wednesday, Nov 20 @ 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET
Speaker: David Taylor - Product Manager, Cortex Search
Topic: New to Snowflake Cortex? Let’s catch you up!
Add to Calendar
If you’re unable to attend the office hours, don’t despair. There’s always…