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1.
HOW TO WIN
HACKATHON
BASED PURELY ON YOUR POWERS OF PERSUASION
2.
MY HACKATHON TEAMS
Team Sarcastic Pig, People’s Choice Winners, August 2013
Which Blockhead Are You?, Most Commercially Viable, March 2014
Couchfit, Design Award, September 2014
6.
“In the modern world of business, it is
useless to be a creative original thinker
unless you can also sell what you
create. Management cannot be
expected to recognize a good idea
unless it is presented to them by a good
salesman.”
- David Ogilvy
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELLING
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PLAN
PRACTICE
LOTS
STOP EARLY
DON’T BREAK
STUFF
BUILD
ONLY WHAT’S
NEEDED
5
PRESENT
AND SELL LAY THE
GROUNDWORK
YOUR HACKATHON PLAN
8.
1. PLAN
WHO ARE THE JUDGES?
You’ve got limited time. Use it wisely!
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
ENVISION THE IDEAL DEMO
WORK BACKWARDS FROM THERE