Make your hackathons beginner friendly
When it comes to hackathons, the goal is usually to get “more” of something. To get more participants and project submissions, you’ll want to cast a wide net with your developer initiatives and help make sure no one gets left out. Everything from the hackathon timeline, branding, resources, and your main project requirement can be made to empower beginners to join and help them be more successful in your hackathon. A few specific ways to do this are:
Keep the hackathon's main requirement and theme simple. Each additional topic requires additional learning time and commitment from the developer—increasing the likelihood of them dropping off
Provide ample technical resources such as example project code and chat support
Provide other resources to help lithuania telegram screening participants get started such as relevant project ideas and problem statements
Try not to limit your hackathon to a single group or type of developers. Assisting beginner developers can also help more advanced developers build faster and better projects as well.
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#3 Set a realistic timeline
A well-organized hackathon should provide participants with a seamless experience. To do this, establish a detailed timeline with deadlines to keep everything organized.
It’s recommended to give yourself at least four weeks to plan an online hackathon before publishing it. This time is needed to ensure you define your goals, hackathon details, and to build out all the required assets. It also gives you time to connect with marketing, legal, design, and any other stakeholders.
Part of the pre-event work involves creating a dedicated web page with all the essential information, including the overview, rules, resources, and guidance for participants.
Once your hackathon is live, give participants six to eight weeks to find out about the hackathon, register for it, and build a project. Be sure to set clear submission deadlines and communicate them effectively from the beginning.