The Power of Hackathon
A @ Google
Theeraphol (A)
- Software Engineer @ Google
- Google ASR/TTS System
- "OK Google!" for Nemo languages
parnurzeal
Hack + Marathon
=
Hackathon
"Fail Faster,
Succeed Sooner"
David Kelly, IDEO
Hackathon could be anywhere and it could be anything
No Boundary
There is
Open Data
Hackathon
By EGA
Joint Hackathon
via Video Conf. (Taiwan <--> Thailand)
Accident Data Visualization
To create safety driving awareness
Get it
Site - http://opendata.boonmeelab.com
- boonmeelab/opendata-hackathon-2015
Together hack across countries!
Your team could even
Collaboration between lots of companies
to provide APIs and tools for hackathoners
Remote Hacking
Bangkok <-> Tokyo
Time Travel
News - http://thebridge.jp/en/2014/02/back-to-the-future
Get it
Site - http://timetravel-gettyimages.jp
- boonmeelab/timetravel
Just four of you in a company
Event Size doesn't matter... It could be as small as
Ratchadamnoen.org
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The whole world against YOU
Or as large as
GopherGala.com
The world's first Go(lang)
distributed hackathon.
Terminal based typing game
- gophergala/TypingGeeks
Team up with totally strangers
You could also
Startup Weekend Tokyo
More interesting people
out there
You will get to know
Who knows...
Those strangers could become your best friends/colleagues
In my case, two of them joined together
and built a startup for a housecare service.
housecare.tokyo
Lose or Win.. It doesn't matter
You learn something
At least,
It's just ONE weekend.
You get new skills, friends, and products.
Even tho it doesn't work, It's ok.
You know so that you can build a better one!
So... Tips for all hackathoners
- Set your goal (prizes? new skills? new products?)
- Have strategy
- Prepare what you can prepare
(Ex. learn Docker before going to Docker hackathon) - Take tons of ideas with you
- Communicate and make friends
- Again, doesn't matter that you win or lose.
So, go for it!
Organize Hackathon Yourself
Sometimes, you want to
Many ways to organize one
It depends on your purpose... There are just so
Not limit to just programming
And it's
Google Translatathon
Ref: https://asia.googleblog.com/2015/04/a-month-of-language-love-in-southeast.html
For our city & good cause
For us, we do
CITY PROBLEMS
Web - https://youpin.city
Chat Bot - https://facebook.com/youpin.city
Try it
Web - https://youpin.city
Chat Bot - https://facebook.com/youpin.city
- youpin-city
Help us
contact@youpin.city
Benefits are Enormous!
Networking
Make new best friends
Corporate Branding
Foster communities
Build creative ideas & products
Solve World Problems
Get inspired
Have fun & free food!
Get prize & money :)
For social & good cause
Fulfill your passion
Recruitment
Learn New Skills
Unlock innovation
Companies' collaboration
Just try
Join/Organize One!
To feel the POWER
Thanks
Get the slide: https://goo.gl/ZL7Ui5
The Power of Hackathon
By Theeraphol Wattanavekin
