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 a…
