Build48

Launch a startup from scratch in 48 hours.

AI has changed the startup game. Genesis Build48 will show you how to accomplish what would previously take months in just one weekend.

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The Rundown

March 28 + 29

Emera Innovation Exchange

100 Signal Hill Road
St. John's, NL

From Problem to Product in 48 Hours

The AI Gold Rush is on. Anyone can participate. We'll show you how. We will take one year of startup decisions and compress them into one weekend.

About Build48

The rules of startups have changed. Build48 takes you from zero to a launched product in 48 intense hours. You’ll choose a problem worth solving, validate it with users, build a working product, and find out if it can become a business.

Why you can't miss this

Keep up in the new world of AI. Use AI tools like Lovable to build working software by describing it. You don't need a technical co-founder to start.
Saturday night features a Build48 After-Hours Event. The details are top secret, but you won't want to miss it.
Lunch isn't just a sandwich; it's a breakout session with founders who have started and scaled real startups.

Is this you?

You’re already building things on evenings and weekends.
You solve problems at work that go unnoticed. You’re ready to build a solution that matters.
You’re deciding on your future. Use this weekend to test if the founder path is right for you.

No Hypotheticals. You are building something real, not just a pitch deck.
‍No Spectators. This is not a networking event. It is a place to do the work.

Schedule

Day 1 | START

Saturday, March 28

9:00 AM

Doors Open / Check In + Full Breakfast

9:45 AM

Let's Get Started.
Ed Martin, President and CEO, Genesis

10:00 AM

Start with a Problem.
Ed Martin, President and CEO, Genesis

A crash course in true problem identification.

12:00 PM

Lunch
Breakouts with Local Founders

Real Talk on what it takes to truly land on an idea with potential.

2:00 PM

Validate Your Idea.
Matthew Cadigan, Genesis Programs Manager & Brent Pretty, Founder, Verlo

Validation is the most important early stage activity. Let's do it.

3:30 PM

Build Your MVP (with Lovable!)
Jan Mertlik, Co-Founder & CEO, Get Building & Genesis AI Garage Team

Huge thanks to the team at Lovable. They provide the credits, you build the thing.

5:00 PM

End of Day 1

7:00 PM
🔒 Build48 After-Hours Event — DETAILS COMING SOON!

Day 2 | SCALE

Sunday, March 29

9:00 AM

Doors Open / Check In + Full Breakfast

10:00 AM

Go To Market.
Johanna Brown, Founder & Principal, Rivet

No, really. Figure out, find, and sell your target customer.

12:00 PM

Lunch: Build Capacity
Breakout Sessions on Building a Team.

Jess Chapman, Founder & CEO, Neuroworks & ethree Consulting

2:00 PM

Scale: A Panel on Investment Strategy
Jeremy Andrews, Co-Founder, Colab & more announced soon!

3:00 PM

Closing & What Comes Next
Ed Martin, CEO & President, Genesis

Meet the Speakers

Ed Martin

CEO, Genesis

Adam Keating

CEO, Colab

Brent Pretty

Founder, Verlo

Jan Mertlik

Co-Founder & CEO, Get Building

Jeremy Andrews

Co-Founder & CTO, Colab

Jess Chapman

Founder & CEO, Neuroworks & ethree Consulting

Johanna Brown

Founder & Principal, Rivet

Joshua Green

CEO, Mysa

Josh Taylor

Founder & CEO, TxtSquad

Mahmoud Al-Moghrabi

Project Engineer, AI Garage

Matthew Cadigan

Programs Manager, Genesis

Mostafa Wasib

Project Engineer, AI Garage

Mike Winter

Co-Founder & CEO, trophi.AI

Nick Warren

COO & Co-Founder, Ground Control

Dr. Nikitha Kendyala

Co-Founder & CEO, Nucliq Biologics

Sheena Fiander

Director, DischargeHub

Shemonto Das

Project Engineer, Genesis AI Garage

Partners

Build a working product in record time. Lovable is a superhuman AI developer that transforms your natural language prompts into real, full-stack software. Thanks to their support, every Build48 participant receives exclusive credits to bring their MVP to life without writing a single line of code.

Great startups run on great fuel. We’re stoked to partner with St. John's own Quidi Vidi Brewery to keep the energy high and the ideas flowing all weekend.