Requirements

For the first challenge of GDGC’s Tech Tournament, you will need to create a front-end website for your dream startup idea! This challenge is all about creativity, innovation, and showcasing your web development skills, so don't worry too much about the startup product technicalities.

Required Components:

  • Home Page
    • Startup Name
    • Tagline / Slogan
    • Description of services / product offered by startup
  • About Page
    • Issue you're addressing/problem statement, which can include why the industry needs your product/service
    • Why you're passionate about this idea
  • Contact Page
    • Form that interested users / investors can fill to contact the team
    • Quick team overview (name, pic, LinkedIn for example)
  • Navigation Bar
    • Functional navigation bar with links to required pages detailed above

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Interactive Elements
    • Animations, hover effects, APIs like Google Maps, Charts, Real Data, etc.
  • Custom Branding
    • Custom logo, branding colors throughout pages, header/footer, etc.
  • Hosting
  • Adaptability for Differing Screen Sizes
    • Sizing works on multiple screens such as iPhone, Android, Websites, iPad

Final Submissions (Due 1/29 @ 5pm EST):

  • A link to your Github repository
  • All DevPost submission prompts answered to your best effort
  • Demo*
    • Screenshots of your pages OR
    • 30-second video of your pages
  • *NOTE: This demo does NOT replace the judging on 1/29/25 from 6-7:30pm. One member must be there to present or contact the GDGC E-Board ASAP. We recommend making a quick 1-2 slides presentation to maximize your chances of advancing to the next round, remember, the pitch is one of the core judging criteria!
  • **NOTE: Tech Stack is up to you (HTML/CSS, React, Angular, Vue, whatever), but must use some sort of tech stack and CANNOT use templates (we will find them) and especially CANNOT use Google Sites/Weebly/WordPress lol

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
FIRST PLACE
1 winner

SECOND PLACE
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

GDGC Board

GDGC Board

AIC Board

AIC Board

Judging Criteria

  • DESIGN
    How appealing is your final product? Would it be a great addition to your resume or portfolio?
  • TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
    Did you challenge yourself and use technologies you are unfamiliar with? Were you able to successfully learn a new technology and incorporate it into your submission?
  • PITCH
    Why is your project the best out of all of them? Convince us that yours deserves to advance to the next round to compete for the title of Tech Champion...

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

Tell your friends

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.