A weekend hackathon inside our café, co-hosted with Cursor. They bring the developer community; we provide real operational problems. The purpose is exploration, not delivery.
We observe how external builders interpret our workflows and whether any ideas are worth developing further. The purpose is exploration, not delivery.
Lightweight concepts for POS, scheduling, analytics, HR automations, and other internal tools.
We meet strong developers who can actually ship. If someone stands out, we can later pursue a paid engagement.
Sarnies becomes known as a tech-forward operator in Bangkok, strengthening our brand and recruitment visibility.
Explore how prototype ideas might connect to our future data layer (BigQuery, APIs, internal dashboards).
This works because both sides get something meaningful without long-term obligations.
Teams choose from real operational problems. The goal is speed and creativity — not polish.
A unified source of truth for menu data across POS, website, Grab, Foodpanda, LINE Man, printed menus, and staff training.
Operational pain: "Grab still shows old pricing" / "Staff can't describe the new dish"
QR-coded equipment registry with maintenance logs and cross-venue visibility.
Operational pain: "Where's the backup grinder?" / "This fridge keeps breaking"
Digital shift-to-shift handover with 86s, VIP notes, issue flags, and prep reminders.
Operational pain: "Closer didn't mention we're out of oat milk"
Smart prep calculator using patterns, weather, waste tracking, and sign-offs.
Operational pain: "We ran out of avo toast at 11am" / "We threw away 3kg salmon"
Café performance overview: sales, covers, labor %, top items — pulling from FoodStory or mocked data.
Operational pain: "Which location sold most lattes this week?"
Collect availability, build schedules, view labor costs, manage swaps.
Operational pain: "Manager spends 4+ hours/week on scheduling in LINE"
Teams can propose something outside the tracks if it clearly supports café operations.
Examples we've liked: Supplier price tracker, recipe costing tool, customer feedback aggregator, training checklist system
A 2-day weekend sprint. Cursor handles developer recruitment and screening. We provide venue, coffee, and real problems.
Cantina L2/3 or S&F
Whichever fits 50 people
40-60 developers
Cursor's community
Sarnies rep + Cursor rep
+ 1 Operator
Modest prize pool. The real opportunity is the potential for a paid follow-up build.
Prototype IP remains with the teams. Sarnies receives a non-exclusive right to use prototypes internally.
Production-level development would require a separate agreement.
We want internal alignment on which tracks matter most.
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Cost is minimal: venue, coffee, ฿55K prizes. If a prototype shows real promise, we have clear paths to develop it further — without any obligation if nothing fits.
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