Yesterday at NY Tech Week, Agent.ai brought builders together for a hands-on workshop on agent creation—then handed over the reins for a friendly competition. The challenge: Use what you’ve learned to build an agent that solves a real problem, pushes the boundaries of creativity, or makes life easier for someone.
The result? Powerful, original agents from an inspiring group of builders. From investor prep to diabetic meal planning to carbon footprint tracking, these agents tackled everything from the practical to the profound.
After some tough deliberation, we’re excited to share the winning agents and their brilliant creators:
Most Useful
Investor Call Prep
Built by: Yi-Tzu (Karen) Hung
We all know Calendly can help us schedule investor meetings—but what happens after that? This agent helps founders prepare for those conversations, follow up with clarity, and extract insights from each call to continuously improve. It’s an early entry in what we hope will become a full suite of meeting prep and post-mortem agents for everything from interviews to sales calls.
Most Creative
AI Carbon Index
Built by: Hejin Jo
Think of it as AWS billing—but for your carbon emissions. This agent taps into real-time public emissions data (via WattTime) to track the environmental impact of your AI operations based on infrastructure, grid, and usage. For AI builders who care about sustainability, this is a bold step forward.
Best for Humanity
Easton Eats: Simple Carb Counting Diet for Type 1 Diabetics
Built by: Christopher Merrill
Created by a parent navigating his son Easton’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, this agent makes it easier to estimate carbs based on what and how much you’ve eaten—so insulin dosing becomes less stressful and more accurate. It’s a beautiful example of personal experience turned into a tool that can help millions of other families.
Most Likely to Become a Company
Keep Up With AI
Built by: Oussama A.
In a world of AI noise, this agent acts as your personalized signal. It delivers curated updates on the latest trends, research, and tools—so you can stay ahead without doom-scrolling or drowning in newsletters. Smart, targeted, and already addictive.
Career Advancement
The LinkedIn Coach
Built by: Kate Reed
Your profile, content strategy, and positioning—optimized by AI, with your voice and goals in mind. This agent is a personal LinkedIn strategist that helps you stand out authentically in a sea of sameness (and slop). From profile rewrites to posting advice, it’s like having a personal coach in your browser.
Founders
Nova – Founder’s Edge AI
Built by: Teresa Ge
Nova helps founders identify high-value events, courses, and workshops, then manages the logistics so nothing falls through the cracks. It’s a strategic assistant for learning and networking—built for scrappy startup teams and solo operators alike.
Best for Finance
Intercompany Reconciliation Bot
Built by: Oscar B.
This powerhouse agent streamlines intercompany reconciliation during the financial close process. Upload general ledgers for two entities and let the agent identify matches, flag mismatches, and propose adjustments—all with outputs formatted for financial teams. It’s built with expansion in mind and already addresses a major pain point for enterprise finance teams.
What’s Next?
These agents are just the beginning. They were built in a single day—but their impact, potential, and usefulness are just getting started. To everyone who joined us at the workshop: Thank you for pushing the boundaries of what AI agents can do.
Keep exploring, keep building—and if you haven’t yet, try one of the winning agents above. You might just find your next productivity secret, creative spark, or business idea.
Want to join the next workshop or build your own agent? Start here.
