The document provides an overview of rapid prototyping and hackdays at LinkedIn. It discusses what a hack is, the purpose of hackdays for technology exploration and learning new skills. It outlines an approach to rapid prototyping, including keeping things simple, selecting a purpose and technologies, having alternatives, and using available resources. Tips are given such as prioritizing quality, schedule or features. Design and mobile resources are listed, as well as frameworks and services for data visualization. The importance of shipping prototypes is emphasized with a Steve Jobs quote.

1. Rapid Prototyping 101
Prachi Gupta Matthew Shoup

2. Disclaimer
The views, opinions, and ideas expressed in
this presentation are our own and not of
LinkedIn or Geeks Without Bounds

3. Who are we?
Prachi Gupta 1st Matthew Shoup 1st
Innovator, Hackday Master Hacker in residence
@prchg @simplyflipflops
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4. Hackdays at Linkedin

7. Public Hackdays

8. What is a Hack?

9. “
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A hack is a quick and dirty solution to a real
world problem. It’s never perfect or complete, but
it’s almost always clever and insightful.

10. Problem / Purpose
Idea / Creativity
Hack / Prototype
Sell / Market
Ship / Commercialize

11. Test Ideas
Why
Technology
exploration
Hack? Learning new
skills & tools

12. Keep it simple
Pick your purpose
Select technologies
Have a Plan B
Think on your feet
Use your resources
Path to Success
Be Lazy – “Copy Paste” is a skill

13. Quality Schedule Features
Pick Two

14. Hacker Tools

15. Design / Mobile Resources

17. BootstrapHero.com

18. Mobile-patterns.com

19. Frameworks / Services

20. DATAVISUALIZATION.CH

21. Knowledge Resources

22. Demos

23. “
“ Real artists ship.
- Steve Jobs

24. Real Hackers Ship