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ASTAR runs the competition. You see adoption, friction, shipped work, and standout builders.

What you get

One competition. Four useful answers.

01

Adoption

Did builders reach your core value?

02

Friction

Where did setup, docs, or APIs slow them down?

03

Shipped work

What did each team actually build?

04

Builder insight

Who showed strong product judgment?

How it works

From product question to useful answers.

  1. 01

    Scope

    Choose one product and one question.

  2. 02

    Build

    We recruit the cohort and run the competition.

  3. 03

    Learn

    Get the report, demos, and introductions.

You provide product access and a technical contact. ASTAR handles the rest.

Why builders join

Proof they can keep.

A shipped project and an evidence-backed build report.

Privacy by design

Project-scoped signals only.

No keystrokes, shell history, or unrelated repositories.

Founding pilot

One product. One cohort. One question.

ASTAR runs it end to end.

Plan a 20-minute call
  • Challenge + cohort
  • Event operations
  • Sponsor report

Questions

The practical details.

Who participates?

Verified college students and recent graduates from the cohort we agree together.

What do we receive?

A sponsor report covering supported adoption signals, recurring friction, shipped work, and builder contributions.

What data is collected?

Only agreed, project-scoped evidence. We report what the available, consented signals support.

What does a pilot involve?

You provide product access and a technical contact. ASTAR designs, recruits, runs, and reports.