Nowadays.ai

MongoDB Hackathon planning and event logistics

The group continued planning for the MongoDB Agentic Orchestration and Collaboration Hackathon. Anish Kamtam initially proposed technical ideas involving GPU kernel optimization and agents for Triton kernels, while Sohan Dillikar suggested a B2B multi-agent system for automating corporate event planning, including voice agents for price negotiation. Sohan noted that a similar concept (Nowadays.ai) had recently raised $10M. Sidd Sai also floated an idea for automated security video monitoring using multimodal models like Llama Vid. On January 9, 2026, the discussion shifted to an associated event, MongoDB .local San Francisco. Anish shared a screenshot of a promotional offer for a free custom Levi’s jacket available to event attendees. This prompted a brief discussion between Nikhil and Anish regarding jacket sizing (choosing between Medium and Large), with Nikhil jokingly attributing his uncertainty to being "jacked," which Sidd dismissed as "cap" (sarcastic). The group remains focused on attending the event and coordinating their logistics, including travel plans back to Mission Hideaway (MH) on Saturday, January 10, 2026.