Welcome back to Projects of the Week, our weekly look at some of the most interesting products coming out of the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon.

Here we feature projects that solve a real problem -- through better infrastructure, smarter automation, or a rethink of a workflow everyone tolerates, but nobody likes.

This week, three more projects made the cut. From human-in-the-loop AI infrastructure and developer documentation to conversational analytics, each tackles a problem that people and businesses run into every day, and offers a practical way to solve it.

Meet the Projects of the Week

Deploy Humans

DeployHumans is building the human execution layer for the agent economy, enabling AI systems to hire humans whenever automation reaches its limits. By connecting autonomous agents with a global human workforce, DeployHumans turns AI outputs into real-world outcomes and helps define how humans and AI collaborate in an AGI world.

Hub

Hub is an open-source documentation platform that turns your folder structure into navigation, eliminating the need for manual routing or config files. It helps developers and teams publish technical content with rich Markdown features, interactive components, and built-in content editing. Designed for modern workflows, it combines static performance with dynamic, UI-driven documentation experiences.

Data Horizon

Data Horizon is a seed-stage conversational analytics tool designed for Google Analytics 4. We discuss the project's vision to simplify data insights and explore its mission to transform how marketing professionals and agencies interact with web analytics.

This is Your Sign to Stop Building in the Dark

The internet has no shortage of polished demos, inflated metrics, and products that sound impressive until someone tries to use them. Proof of Usefulness was created to reward something simpler and much harder to fake: products that genuinely work for real people.

Why submit?

1. Instant Validation: Get your Proof of Usefulness score (from -100 to +1000) the moment you submit.

2. The Prize Pool: Compete for $20K in cash and $130K+ in software credits from Bright Data, Neo4j, Storyblok, Algolia, and HackerNoon.

3. Built-in Distribution: Your submission becomes a HackerNoon story, putting your build in front of millions of monthly readers.

4. Rewards for All: Every qualifying participant unlocks a suite of software credits just for entering.

How to Enter the Proof of Usefulness Hackathon

1. Get Your Score: Head to  www.proofofusefulness.com and submit your project details to generate your PoU Report Card.

2. Generate Your Draft: Click the button on your report page to convert your submission into a HackerNoon blog post draft.

3. Refine & Publish: Edit your draft to add your technical "secret sauce," then hit Submit for Review. Once published, you’re officially in the prize queue!

Thanks for building useful things!