HackerBracket Pitch Deck

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1. University Hackathon Recruiting Platform
2. Background Hackathon! Organizers Hackathon! Sponsors Hackers
3. Background 0 2500 5000 7500 10000 2012 2013 Students/semester taking part in hackathons SOURCE:
4. Background 20k! CS grads /year 30k! funded start-ups /year $10k - $20k! spent on average recruitment SOURCE:
5. Background Companies sponsor hackathons as a recruitment opportunity. $10,000 - $25,000 per sponsor
6. Problem “As sponsor ROI decreases at these events, it becomes increasingly difficult to spend tens of thousands of dollars at hackathons.” Will Barnett, ! University Recruiter at Facebook Hackathon Sponsors
7. Problem “As the popularity of hackathons continues, in order to ensure the sustainability of the economic side, we would love to see a more proactive approach to matching employers and participants during (or before/after) events so that we can ensure to maximize the value of the event overall, while still allowing students to focus on learning new skills and building great things.” Will Barnett, ! University Recruiter at Facebook Hackathon Sponsors
8. Problem “There is definitely room for improvement in the way hackathon and sponsors work” Dave Jagoda, ! Coder at Hackathon Sponsors
9. Audience Hackathon Hackathon! Sponsors Hackers
10. Solution Hackathon talent recruitment platform.
11. Solution From the sponsor’s point of view
12. Solution “First thing that comes to mind is to keep it as brief as possible. Hackers (the good ones, at least) have plenty of previous hacks to show, so other information isn't extremely necessary.” - Adam Smith, Hacker
13. Solution From the hacker’s point of view
14. Solution x25 Hackathons! ~750 Hackers Each
15. Revenue Hackathon! Sponsors! (Individual events) National ! Hack A Thon! Sponsor Basic Employer Staffing Agency Local Hackers Profile Included in Hackathon Sponsorship Included $300/month University $1000/month 10 emails/month Expanded Hacker Search ! (Profiles from other events)! $1,250/event Included $200/month - 5 emails/month $1500/month 20 emails/month Mentor-A- Hacker Intern Board $500/hacker Included - 50 Hackers $1000/Hacker Not available Hacker Product Feedback $1,000/product 50 hackers Included Not available Not Available National Competition Not available $1,000,000 Not available Not available Subscription Revenue Model
16. University Hackathon Recruiting Platform