Why did you enter these hackathons?
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 4:01 am
Can you tell us about the inspiration for your winning project?
Jason: “We were students when we were making the project and we originally built it for ourselves. We ended up finding that a lot of our peers liked what we were making and had suggestions for what we could add. And eventually, we ended up with a product that people started using at our school and schools across the globe.”
JP: “You can only benefit from doing hackathons and it gives you something [to work toward] with a clear directed goal. Even better, especially for students, there are very few opportunities ivory coast telegram screening outside of hackathons to have an excuse to sit down and build something for yourself. And it's not just about the competition. This is your portfolio and you keep it forever.”
Watch the full recording below
Catch up on the Q&A
There were so many great questions during the webinar that the panelists couldn’t answer them all live! Get the answers (and a lot of bonus tips) here thanks to Stefanie Maccarone, Head of Project Management and Customer Success at Devpost.
Can you share tips on how to manage or enable team formation?
Team building is one of the most common topics for both hackathon participants and organizers. While there’s no single right way that works best for everyone, here are a few key tips that we suggest for online competitions.
Jason: “We were students when we were making the project and we originally built it for ourselves. We ended up finding that a lot of our peers liked what we were making and had suggestions for what we could add. And eventually, we ended up with a product that people started using at our school and schools across the globe.”
JP: “You can only benefit from doing hackathons and it gives you something [to work toward] with a clear directed goal. Even better, especially for students, there are very few opportunities ivory coast telegram screening outside of hackathons to have an excuse to sit down and build something for yourself. And it's not just about the competition. This is your portfolio and you keep it forever.”
Watch the full recording below
Catch up on the Q&A
There were so many great questions during the webinar that the panelists couldn’t answer them all live! Get the answers (and a lot of bonus tips) here thanks to Stefanie Maccarone, Head of Project Management and Customer Success at Devpost.
Can you share tips on how to manage or enable team formation?
Team building is one of the most common topics for both hackathon participants and organizers. While there’s no single right way that works best for everyone, here are a few key tips that we suggest for online competitions.