When we talk about Malaysian tech, we often talk about data centers and infrastructure. But are we actually building anything? Two weeks ago, over 600 developers, students, and founders answered that question at the Cursor x Anthropic Hackathon Malaysia.

Kong Ka Weng and Faw Ali join us to break down how a small community meetup exploded into one of the region's largest AI coding marathons. They explain the phenomenon of "Vibe Coding", where non-technical founders use AI to build production-ready apps, and why the rise of AI agents is allowing solo founders to skip the traditional seed stage.

We also dive into the tech stack that made this possible, exploring how "agentic" IDEs like Cursor allow developers to go from idea to MVP in hours, not months.

We discuss:

• The Grassroots Explosion: Scaling from a 30-person meetup to 1,800 signups in weeks.

• The Tech: How AI Agents (like Claude) read files, edit code, and visualise UI changes autonomously.

• The Projects: From "Waze for Sailors" to a retro fighting game based on social media profiles.

• The Venture Track: Partnering with 500 Global to fast-track hackathon projects into investable startups.

The Talent: Addressing Malaysia's brain drain and the influx of regional builders.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan

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Categories:  technology,  entrepreneurs

Tags:  artificial intelligence,  generative AI,  startups,  software development,  venture capital,