I think we all know what a hackathon is at this point, but those who have been to a lot of these events know that not all hackers are equal, some get up and running to accomplish their project faster than others. Not necessarily because they are more skilled, but just because they are using the good tools, the good API's, and following a clear plan. I am going to share with you what I've learnt by attending a bunch of hackathons as a developer and as an evangelist.

1. How to tackle a HACKATHON ?

2. Shubham SHARMA
Developer Evangelist
@mailjet
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why do people keep going & organising them?

6. As a developer As an evangelist
Have & experiment Ideas
Learn new stuff
Win prizes
update your Github
Meet new developers
Have fun
Help developers using my API
Catch up new techno
Recruit talents
Meet new developers
Have fun

7. Pressure feeds innovation
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A hackathon milestones
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Choose your team
Set your
goal & outcome
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Choose your tools
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Code
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Celebrate & Pass out
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9. You are here to have fun !
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10. @shub_sTeam, trust & empathy

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A hackathon milestones
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Set your
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Set realistic expectations
Don’t try to create the next Facebook

13. Think about your “perfect" outcome !
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14. When to pivot ?
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A hackathon milestones
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Choose your team
Set your
goal & outcome
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Choose your tools
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Get to know the vendors/sponsors

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Use Hosting and
deployment platform
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21. Use HTML/CSS frameworks
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A hackathon milestones
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Choose your team
Set your
goal & outcome
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Choose your tools
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Code
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24. Work Out Lighting, Music, Food, And Use Of Space.

25. @shub_sAll is about jamming blues

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Use Github for version control
& Build your portfolio

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A hackathon milestones
Demo
51
Choose your team
Set your
goal & Demo
2
Choose your tools
3
Code
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28. @shub_sThe final showcase

29. Reward yourself !!
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