How to Win Your First Hackathon: A FAANG Judge’s Playbook
📰 Medium · Programming
Win your first hackathon by focusing on startup founder skills, not just tech stack, to impress FAANG judges
Action Steps
- Act like a startup founder to understand the problem you're solving
- Identify a real-world problem to solve
- Develop a unique value proposition
- Create a minimum viable product (MVP) to demonstrate your solution
- Prepare a clear and concise pitch to showcase your project
Who Needs to Know This
Software engineers, product managers, and designers on a team can benefit from understanding what hackathon judges look for, to create a winning project
Key Insight
💡 Judges look for startup founder skills, such as problem-solving and pitching, not just technical expertise
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💡 Win hackathons by thinking like a startup founder, not just a coder! #hackathon #startup
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