Hackathon-Resources

Collection of high quality hackathon resources.

Hackathon Awareness

• WTF is a hackathon?
• Hackathons are like gyms
• Hackathons are taking the world by storm
• The rise of the High School Hacker
• The Rise of the High School Hackathon
• PennApps X Application Stats
• Everyone’s watching hackTECH
• Let’s hack the west coast
• A brief history of hackathons

Planning a Hackathon

• The first step in planning a successful hackathon
• How to throw an Epic Hackathon
• How to run a hackathon
• Hackathon Fundraising: Getting Started
• The HackCon Experience
• The Most Important Part of Your Hackathon? Your Sponsors.
• What is it like to organize HackMIT?
• How to Run a Hackathon
• Hosting Hackathons: Getting Awesome Sponsors
• Running an Inclusive Hackathon
• Why hackathons should conclude with a demo
• Hackonomics 101: The economics of who pays for a hackathon, and why.
• The Hackathon Budget

Sponsoring a Hackathon

• Hackathon Playbook Part 1: How to Sponsor

The Hacker Experience

• The 8 Kinds of Projects You Meet at a Hackathon
• Dear Corporations, Please Stop Throwing Your Own Hackathons

Videos

• Redesigning the Hackathon Experience for Beginners
• HackBrown: Getting Newbies Attending and Productive
• Bitcamp: Getting the University to Help Fundraise
• Securing Awesome Judges for your Hackathon
• How HackMIT & PennApps Fundraise