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Transcript
How to tackle a HACKATHON ?
Shubham SHARMA Developer Evangelist @mailjet @shub_s
@shub_s Email service provider Web app and RESTful APIs for
Marketers and Developers API for Sending, Receiving Tracking your emails About
None
@mailjet why do people keep going & organising them?
As a developer As an evangelist Have & experiment Ideas
Learn new stuff Win prizes update your Github Meet new developers Have fun Help developers using my API Catch up new techno Recruit talents Meet new developers Have fun
Pressure feeds innovation @shub_s
@shub_s A hackathon milestones Demo 5 1 Choose your team
Set your goal & outcome 2 Choose your tools 3 Code 4 Celebrate & Pass out 6 8
You are here to have fun ! @shub_s
@shub_s Team, trust & empathy
@shub_s A hackathon milestones 1 Choose your team Set your
goal & outcome 2 11
@shub_s Set realistic expectations Don’t try to create the next
Facebook
Think about your “perfect" outcome ! @shub_s
When to pivot ? @shub_s
@shub_s A hackathon milestones 1 Choose your team Set your
goal & outcome 2 Choose your tools 3 15
@shub_s 16
None
@shub_s 18
@shub_s Get to know the vendors/sponsors
@shub_s Use Hosting and deployment platform @shub_s
Use HTML/CSS frameworks @shub_s
@shub_s A hackathon milestones 1 Choose your team Set your
goal & outcome 2 Choose your tools 3 Code 4 22
@shub_s
Work Out Lighting, Music, Food, And Use Of Space.
@shub_s All is about jamming blues
@shub_s Use Github for version control & Build your portfolio
@shub_s A hackathon milestones Demo 5 1 Choose your team
Set your goal & Demo 2 Choose your tools 3 Code 4 27
@shub_s The final showcase
Reward yourself !! @shub_s
@shub_s Send me your feedback
@shub_s Try the Mailjet API www.dev.mailjet.com