One of the most pivotal moments in my university journey was participating in Trondheims largest student-organized hackathon, Start Code, from October 27th to 29th, 2023. Despite finding out about the event only a week before it started, I managed to form a team by reaching out to my teaching assistant coworkers, Torgrim Thorsen and Martin Hegnum Johannessen, who both joined me along with Martins classmate, Kjetil Indrehus. Our challenge was to create a mobile application for Food Manager AS that featured a voice assistant, AI-generated meal suggestions, and a receipt-scanning feature using OCR to extract groceries bought. Despite the tough competition, we were thrilled to be announced as the winners of the case during the after-party. This victory was a testament to our teamwork and determination. As a prize, we received tickets to participate in START Globals Start Hack, Europes Most Entrepreneurial Hackathon. Unfortunately, Kjetil and Martin were unable to attend, so Ulrik Hesmyr and Teemu Johannes Vikøren joined the team for Start Hack in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Start Hack was on a completely different scale, with 600 hackers and 36 hours to create a solution for one of the nine case partners. Ultimately, we chose the United Nations G20 Global Land Initiative case, focusing on locating and managing wildfires in Brazil. This decision unified our team, leading us to win the case competition. Presenting our solution on the main stage of Start Summit to over 5000 people was a challenging but rewarding experience that taught me invaluable lessons in public speaking and leadership.