Hackathon
What Is a Hackathon? How Do You Win One?
What is a hackathon, how does it work and what do judges look for? A step-by-step guide to winning, from forming a team to a 48-hour plan and your demo.
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Guides
Guides to preparing for competitions
From building a team to pitching to the jury, and from data analysis to the application form: practical articles to help you stand out at hackathons, ideathons, creathons and datathons.
Ideathon
How to Pitch at an Ideathon: A Guide to Convincing the Jury
At an ideathon, the pitch wins as much as the idea. An ideathon pitch guide covering problem validation, a 10-slide structure, time management and Q&A.
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Datathon
How to Prepare for a Datathon: A Roadmap to Success in Data Competitions
A prep guide for datathons and Kaggle-style competitions: the skills you need, your first hour, validation strategy, data leakage, model choice and presenting.
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Getting started
Hackathon, Ideathon, Creathon and Datathon: What's the Difference, and Which One Suits You?
The differences between hackathons, ideathons, creathons, datathons and game jams, the expected outputs and the skills you need. A guide to applying to your first one.
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Creathon
What Is a Creathon? How Do You Prepare for One?
What is a creathon and how is it different from a hackathon or ideathon? A creathon prep guide, from reading the brief and design thinking to building a concept and pitching it.
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Applications
How to Write a Hackathon or Ideathon Application That Gets Accepted
At competitions with limited places, the application form is the first round. A step-by-step guide to the motivation statement, idea summary, team intro, portfolio and video.
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Career
How to Put Hackathon and Competition Experience on Your CV and LinkedIn
Whether you place or not, competition experience strengthens your CV. A guide to presenting hackathon, ideathon and datathon experience on your CV, LinkedIn and in interviews.
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