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Description

Welcome to Innovate Hacks, a platform where your creativity knows no bounds. Hosted by Dublin Hack Club, this hackathon is not just about coding, it’s about fostering innovation and birthing revolutionary ideas. Over the span of two weeks, from November 12 to November 26, get ready to dive deep into the world of technology, attend enlightening workshops, interact with accomplished guest speakers, and work on a project that could be the stepping stone for tomorrow's technological advancements. Whether you are a seasoned coder or a newbie, this is your stage to shine, learn and collaborate.

About the Challange:

Innovate Hacks is an open challenge inviting individuals from all walks of coding experience. Through hackclub.com, we have orchestrated a series of workshops aimed at both honing the skills of seasoned developers and nurturing the curiosity of beginners. Our event is graced by the presence of industry stalwarts who will not only share their journey but also adjudicate the projects submitted at the climax of the hackathon.

Get Started:

Teamwork often breeds groundbreaking ideas but individual endeavors are equally celebrated here. To embark on this exciting journey, simply join the hackathon on Devpost and become a part of our vibrant community on the linked Discord server: https://discord.gg/ubUQkBReHZ

Requirements

What to Build:

The sky is the limit! Your task is to build anything that exemplifies innovation. No stringent requirements, just a canvas for you to paint your innovative ideas on. To aid in your endeavor, numerous Hack Club approved workshops and insightful sessions with guest speakers will be conducted throughout the hackathon.

What to Submit:

A working prototype of your project. (Include links to github or upload code files) (optional)

A brief video (not exceeding 6 minutes) demonstrating the functionality and innovation behind your project.

A concise write-up explaining the problem your project addresses, the solution it offers, and the technology stack utilized. (Question will be given when submitting)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$305,079 in prizes
First
1 winner

Axure RP and AoPS and 45$ Desmos Cash

Second
1 winner

Axure RP and AoPS

Third
1 winner

2 AoPS Coupons

Art of Problem Solving
4 winners

AoPS Coupons for buying their elite math products that can help with the AMCs and more

Desmos
1 winner

A code that you can use to buy things off of the desmos store. It's worth 45 dollars

Axure RP subscription
2 winners

2 winners will receive a free 1-year subscription license to Axure RP Team Edition, worth $42 each. The license is a pdf.

.xyz domains
100 winners

100 free domains provided by xyz domains

Gift Basket
460 winners

Every participant gets this gift basket just for participating in this hackathon! This gift basket is funded by Echo3D and 1Password and other HowToHackathon Sponsors

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Hack Club Team

Hack Club Team
TBD

Jaiveer Singh

Jaiveer Singh
MET Berkeley Alumni; Robotics Engineer @ Nvidia

Satyam Sinha

Satyam Sinha
VP Engineering @ Palo Alto Networks; Co-Founder of Aporeto

Nizar Qamar

Nizar Qamar
Director of Engineering Software Development @ Oracle Health and RPA

Nithish Nadukuda
software engineer 3 PayPal

Denis Dudnik
Backend Developer at Factory5

Shraddha Agrawal
Co-founder of Climate Tech AI startup. Prev Software Engineer at Lilt and Illumio

Koushik Kumar Ganeeb

Koushik Kumar Ganeeb
Principal Software Engineer @ Salesforce

Ashutosh Tripathi

Ashutosh Tripathi
Senior Manager Engineering, Clara Analytics

Aleksei Pichukov

Aleksei Pichukov
Technical PO, Raiffeisen Bank International

Hemanth Swamy

Hemanth Swamy
Senior Software Engineer at Motorola Solutions

Judging Criteria

  • Criteria:
    We Look for: - Quality - Effort - Relevancy - Originality - Honesty (regarding project creation timeframe). For more details look at the full submission details in the main page description.
  • Innovation
    Something that can help solve some real world issues!
  • Development
    Clear evidence of having done back-end development as well. For example, just making a website won't cut it!
  • Ease of Access
    Whatever you develop should be convenient for the judges; it shouldn't be too hard to understand what you've done

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