Previous iterations

Hackathon 1.0

Hackathon 2.0

What's it?

A Hackathon is essentially a group of people working together to solve a particular problem in a set period of time.

Why?

A Hackathon gives the opportunity to:

• tackle problems outside the usual day-to-day tasks
• form new teams, work with different people
• removes all pressure from delivering, we are experimenting, and failing is the default expectation

How

1. Before the event, all team members suggest projects for the hackathon that anyone at the company can work on. This project should be something that can be significantly developed, if not shipped, in three days.
2. After the project suggestions are in, each department (e.g., support, marketing, product, engineering) votes on the top hackathon project the company should work on.
3. From that list, each person in the company selects the top project they would like to work on (plus 2 alternatives). Hackathon teams are assigned based on this.
4. During the event, each hackathon group works on their project over the course of 3 working days or afternoons.
5. At the end of the week, each group presents what they built.

Demo time

The most exciting moment of the event is the presentation at the end. Each team will have 20 minutes maximum to showcase their creations. The presentation should also describe how the prototype will be finalized and land to production, if we had the time.

Vote

At the end of the "Demo time", everyone in the company will vote for four criteria: