Making your hackathon matter - Speaker Deck

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Making your hackathon matter Cristiano Betta, @cbetta

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More than 50 hack days

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Organised more than 15 hack days

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PayPal ran 11 hack days last year

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Axes!

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I’ve had enough of pizza

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And (non german) beer

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A manifesto to stop the mediocracy hackdaymanifesto.com

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Communication is king

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An API is a business card

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A hacker is not a recruit

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A hack is not an app

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Your oﬃce is a better sponsorship

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Celebrate the effort

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Run your own or sponsor?

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Why at PayPal?

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Don’t push it

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Add some class

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We best learn in silence

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A happy developer is the best evangelist

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Track and measure

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BattleHack.org Cristiano Betta, @cbetta