WiE is SFU's first-ever, all-women Tech & Business hackathon, DEEDhacks 2021! DEEDhacks is a 24-hr hackathon by Women in Engineering SFU, designed to provide an inclusive hacking experience for all skill levels and built on 4 pillars: Diversify, Expand, Empower, and Discover. This is a unique hackathon, as it allows students to make a difference socially, environmentally, and personally through their skills and passions. DEEDhacks 2021 aims to strengthen you with both the business and tech-related fundamentals to kickstart your professional career!

Requirements

Submit by 10am Sunday, July 4th:

  • A PDF presentation that you will use to deliver to the judges
    • Describe your problem and the business/project plan.
    • Include additional information (references, reports, data sources, revenue/cost models, technical details, etc.) in an appendices section.
  • A 3-min video presentation describing your problem and business/project plan and demoing your technical implementation.
  • A link to your Github Repo, Figma prototype, and/or additional technical components

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 1,000 in prizes
DEEDhacks Prizes
1 winner

1st place
2nd place
3rd place

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

DEEDhacks Team

DEEDhacks Team
WiE SFU

Judging Criteria

  • Feasibility (20pts)
    How realistic is the model?
  • Scalability (10pts)
    How scalable is the solution, horizontally and vertically? To what extent are partners and costs associated with it?
  • Longevity (10pts)
    To what extent does the business model consider what the solution will look like in 5-10-20 years?
  • Creativity, Innovation, and Uniqueness of the Solution (20pts)
    To what extent does the solution clearly differentiates from others in this problem area and uses technology in a unique way to address the problem?
  • Functionality (10pts)
    How functional, close to completion is the solution?
  • Impact (10pts)
    At DEEDhacks we believe in making a difference. To what extent does the solution solve real problems in a practical manner?
  • Problem & Theme (10pts)
    Is the solution equally considering the business and tech aspects of the solution? Understanding of the problem and understanding of the user. Is the solution related to the theme?
  • Quality of Pitch (10pts)
    How passionate are the hackers about their project? Is there a good flow to the presentation?

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