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Wow-Factor Idea and Dev SetUp for the Hackathon, Jorge Ferreiro

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This is the second post of the series called The Definitive Guide for Hackathonn – in these chapters you can learn how to get the most out of your next hackathon. In this chapter, you'll learn to choose a winning idea an

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Selecting the Idea – Be Original and Choose a Wow-Factor Idea

You have built your dream team – congratulations! However, I have bad news for you. Having a good team is not enough to win. There will be many great teams out there in the hackathon, so what will make you stand out? A w

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Preparation – Set Up Your Dev Environment

I am totally against starting work on your project before the hackathon – I feel that’s a way of cheating and not being fair in the competition. What I strongly recommend is to invest time before the hackathon to set up

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Wow-Factor Idea and Dev Environment Summary

In the second post of The Definitive Guide for Hackathons, we learned what is a wow-factor idea and how to brainstorm to select a winner idea. It's really important to be original, solve hard things and use tools like id

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Continue With Part Three: The First Hour, MVCH and the Social Hackathon

In the next chapter, you will learn how to define your minimum viable crap hack (MVCH), breakdown your project, distribute work among your colleges and how to get the most of The Social Hackathon. In the meantime, feel f

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