Hello Hackers! Welcome to the second part of the "Hacks for Hackathons" blog series 🙏 The last blog was more from an Organizer standpoint about Resources and tips to execute one, but this blog is for the Hackathon Attendees. In this blog we will learn about the Tips & Tricks to win Hackathons.

📺 I hope the short video tutorial above 👆👆👆 will be helpful to developers in building a good hack 👻

Over the last few years, I've been closely been involved with Hackathons - as an Attendee to an Organizer, followed by a Mentor and Judge too. I do a bit of public speaking talking about ways to rapid prototype, building scalable solutions at hackathons. Well let's be honest, as an attendee, we care about the prize 🏆💰 and then the cause. But that's okay, we all want to fill in our bags with the big cash prize at the end of the day 😉. Few things I'd like to highlight the impact that a developer(say a university student dev) makes both personally and towards the broader society by attending a hackathon:

✅ Building your portfolio - Trust me, no one cares about what you've literally written on that CV - all that skillset and certifications. Better have a one page CV with the projects that you've built and you know what Hackathons are the best place to kickstart your first project.

✅ Networking is the key today - It's okay even if you've not been able to win the hackathon, or have made a half-done project. But zero points if you've not been able to network with more devs/mentors/judges of that particular hackathon.

✅ Enjoy hackathons as you do at concerts - Hackathons should be celebrated like any other concert. Isn't it the developer's favorite gig? Show some enthusiasm while building your hack, build it for the cause, and for the spirit of Hackathon culture. 🔥

Next time you've hackathon happening in your university/town/anywhere on Planet Earth 🌏 just jump in. Cheers!