What is a hackathon?

Overview

• An event often lasting several days
• Groups work collaboratively to build a project
  • Often pitching to a group of judges at the end
• A venue for people to transform ideas into a reality over a short time-frame

What a hackathon isn't:

• An event for malicious activity
• Only for programmers

Why should I attend?

• Cost efficiency (Often free)
  • 4-5 meals covered
  • Free swag and goodies
• Networking
  • Recruiters and company representatives often attend these events to reach new talent
• Knowledge
  • Bleeding edge technologies
  • Chance to learn from those with more experience

Most importantly...

Loads of fun and chance to make an impact

AngelHack 2017

The coming weekend (June 3-4)

Event Preparation

• Come with an idea and a team
• Spend the night before revising tools you might use
• BUT make sure you still get sufficient sleep

Idea Inspiration

• Any pain points in your life?

  • Ideas that make an impact are better than profound ideas with little viability.

• Devpost

Technologies

• Javascript
  • NodeJS
  • Web and Hybrid Applications
• Java
  • Android development

Platforms

• Firebase
• Amazon Web Services
• Heroku