Category: Online Hackathons

We are living in a time where technology is advancing at an exponential rate. It seems like we are always on the verge of some new breakthrough. Businesses are constantly innovating to stay ahead of their competitors.

The first step in planning a hackathon is defining your objective. This will set the tone for everything that comes after, such as defining the theme, tracks, eligibility, … etc.

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Planning a hackathon has its own specifics, from coming up with the concept, through managing applications, to selecting winners. Keeping a checklist is the simple yet most effective way to close all the gaps in organizing such an event.

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After the hackathon launch, things get a little intense; you are supposed to handle several tasks such as manage applications, communicate with judges and mentors, moderate the hackathon community, all in parallel.
As a hackathon organizer, you need to orchestrate the entire event,

In this article, we will cover the first and most crucial phase of your journey, the preparation phase. We put together ten items to check before the launch of the hackathon. Let’s go straight to the first one:

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