Level Up with Hackathons

What is a hackathon? And what can you learn from one? In this episode, we talk about our own experiences with hackathons! We talk about how…

What is a hackathon?

And what can you learn from one? In this episode, we talk about our own experiences with hackathons!

We talk about how to go from an initial concept, to building a fully fleshed MVP in just a few days. And shortcuts we might take along the way, and how to pitch / present the idea to get teammates and win prizes! We also talk about how to pick the right tooling, and how to divide up roles to get things done!

We go into two hackathons that we've both competed in, one is a telecommunications hackathon, another is a gaming jam hackathon!
We discuss the different types of hackathons, and what you should expect out of your first one!

Shownotes

00:30 - Intro End
00:50 - What is a hackathon (and our first experiences with them)
04:00 - Vincent + German's first joint hackathon (TADhacks)
06:30 - Sponsors and resources at a hackathon
08:20 - Picking tooling for hackathons / division of roles
11:10 - Building a hacky MVP and coming up with an idea!
14:20 - Our 2nd hackathon! (Indie Galatic Space Jam)
19:00 - How building a video game differs from a webapp
21:00 - Division of Roles, hyping up the idea, and getting teammates
25:30 - Seeing what other people build!
26:30 - Making the MVP work
27:10 - How to get the most out of a hackathon?
29:30 - Hackathon Roadtrips and presentation skills!
32:20 - DESSERT TIME! - Dietary plans and Productivity/Tutorials
36:45 - Sleep schedules
38:09 - Outro Begin

Links

Asteroid Battlegrounds - The game we built for Indie Galactic Space Jam
Callnection - The speed dating app we built for TADHacks 2019
Devpost Hackathons - Upcoming Hackathons anyone can participate in
MLH - Hackathons only students can participate in
ItchIO - For hosting games built in hackathons