Hackers and Hacking
The Hackathon Budget
Last year I organized HackMIT, one of the biggest hackathons in the world and the first ever hackathon of its scale at MIT.Last year I organized HackMIT, one of the biggest hackathons in the world and the first ever hackathon of its scale at MIT. HackMIT had 20 organizers, 1,050 attendees and a $250,000 budget raised from over 70 sponsors. This post is based on my experience organizing HackMIT and input from other hackathon organizers. ¶ To first-time hackathon organizers: Hackathons cost a lot of money. It’s important to make a budget in order to know how much money you’ll need to raise and to prevent going into…
Ishaan GulrajaniJun 23, 20144 min read
A Hacking Hiatus
I’m stepping back from hackathons for a little while
Tess RinearsonAug 19, 20143 min read
My hackathon journey
Why you should immerse yourself in the hackathon culture
Rafa MorenoMay 13, 20146 min read
LAHacks: The most bizarre hackathon experience in my life
My 10th hackathon.
Chip Dong LimApr 27, 20145 min read
Defining Problem Statements
How to Throw the Perfect Hackathon, Part V
Richard MurbyApr 15, 20143 min read
Intro to Hackathoning
Adventures at “the learning hackathon”, HackPSU“You don’t need any coding experience—just come and we’ll teach you to make an app in a weekend.” ¶ That was my mantra for the nearly dozen classes I visited in the past week. I was practically begging complete strangers to follow me on a journey to HackPSU, the hackathon for “newbies”. Part of me was desperately trying to expose more University of Pennsylvania students to how insanely fun hackathons are, but part of me was also trying to fill a bus to Penn State that I had over-confidently…
Brynn ClaypooleApr 6, 20143 min read
The Light.
Trials and Reflections of a first-time Hackathon Organizer
Joseph SoultanisApr 1, 20146 min read
Free Pens and Job Offers
How to engage with companies at hackathons
Belinda KellyMar 31, 20144 min read
Why Hack?
The relationship between Sisyphus, Camus and hackathons.
Tochi Eni-KaluMar 5, 20143 min read
DIY: Hackathon
Our story of organizing a hackathon at Rice University
Waseem AhmadMar 9, 201418 min read
