Hackathons - What, How and Why
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Hackathons are all about fostering innovation and enabling collaboration. The presentation talks about what are the good elements of a successful hackathon and how organizations can leverage hackathons for various purposes
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Hackathons - What, How and Why
- 1. Sachin Gupta | CEO Hackathons
- 3. We conducted 100+ hackathons all over the world This is what we learned… as organizers, partners and platform providers
- 4. Its about breaking into the Pentagon
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- 13. Hackathon = Hack + Marathon Started in 1999
- 20. • Hackathons are only for developers • A complete product has to be built in a hackathon • Hackathons are about getting specific problems solved • Hackathons are walk-in drives
- 21. • Hackathons are for fostering innovation • Hackathons are all about networking • Hackathons are thinking out of the box • Hackathons are about having some fun!
- 22. Hackathons are used for… 1. Fostering innovation internally in an organization. 2. Facilitating open innovation outside the company 3. Crowd-sourcing solutions to tough problems 4. Driving awareness for a technology 5. Engaging with technical community 6. Celebrating a cause
- 23. Tips for a good hackathon.. Pick a theme Limit the limits Keep it fun Good experience Prizes & swags
- 25. Sachin Gupta | CEO HackerEarth contact@hackerearth.com
Editor's Notes
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- In 1999 Sun Microsystems and OpenBSD, independently but at roughly the same time hosted week long hackathons. They decided to do a coding marathon to encourage their engineering team to solve problems and build new products, which would be different from their normal day to day work environment.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
- One must also understand that this is a very unique and quirky group. Programmers have their own personality, and at times it can be a very exclusive group.
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