Arcane

AI Intelligence Agent for Decision-Makers

Prodhacks 2026 MVP • AI Agents

Built in one week at CMU's Prodhacks.

Summary

Scans the internet for you. Delivers one high-signal update, daily.

The Prodhacks build that grew into Bulletyn.

Context

Founder & Product Lead MVP • 1 Week

Solo, end to end, at CMU's Prodhacks.

Research · Framing · Strategy · MVP

The Problem

Interviews put numbers on the fatigue.

Overwhelmed by sources78%

Check 3+ platforms daily75%

Abandon long reads72%

Unsure what they missed65%

Arcane · user interviews · Prodhacks 2026

What I Built

Shipped inside the hackathon week.

Source-Scanning Agent Relevance Filter Cross-Source Synthesis Email Digest Delivery

Product Approach

One update per day, by design.

Feeds→Agent

Clicks→Clarity

Volume→Signal

Outcomes

1 week

Idea to shipped MVP, solo

Arcane · Prodhacks · CMU

1/day

The constraint is the product.

Arcane · core design decision

Bulletyn →

Continued post-hackathon into a live product

Case study

Skills: AI Agents Information Systems Product Strategy Personalization MVP Development

Research & Validation

What interviews surfaced

The pain isn't reading. The pain is filtering.

Not more content. Three things:

Signal Context Impact

Another feed to keep up with.

→One reliable daily digest, delivered.

Arcane · user interviews · Prodhacks 2026

User Journey

The broken loop before Arcane

Intent

Wants industry signal.

Hunt

Bounces across platforms.

Fatigue

Filters noise by hand.

Arcane compresses this loop into one delivery.

System Architecture

High-Level Workflow

1. Input & Pipeline

Interests, in plain language Agents scan trusted sources

2. Filtering & Synthesis

Ranked against user profile Compressed into one briefing

3. Impact & Delivery

Explains why it matters Daily email push

Market & Strategy

Value creation over raw engagement.

Competitive Edge

Time & Confidence

Time saved Decision confidence Not content ownership

Phase 1

Ad-Supported Growth

Zero-friction entry Habit loop Trust

Phase 2

Premium Subscription

Deep personalization Multi-topic tracking Ad-free

Future

B2B Expansion

Team digests Shared org context

Live Project

The MVP is still live.

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Key Takeaway

Constraint increases trust.

One update a day earned more trust than five. Signal prioritization is the moat.