Dates

Friday 14th April - Sunday 16th April

        6pm           -           7pm

Eligibility

  • College students who are above legal age of majority in their state

  • Live and attend college in the US

Team size

Teams of 1-4 participants

Project and Submission Requirements

You must submit:

  • A presentation explaining your project- at the commencement of the hackathon.

  • A Viable prototype.

  • Application/ Website used to display projects.

  • Any software used in the creation of your project.

 

You should also submit:

 

  • A document explaining your project- word document, pdf etc.

  • Workflow of your hackathon from beginning to end.

  • Video presentation

Prizes

  • 1st Place Prize: Apple Watch SE for each group member

  • 2nd Place Prize: Airpods Pro 2nd Generation for each member

  • 3rd Place Prize: Fire 7 Tablet for each member

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

The five questions for judging criteria are as follows:

  1. Can the participant(s) create a functional digital business prototype in the given time period of 48 hours?

  2. Can the participant(s) identify the need for the digital business and who will benefit from it?

  3. Can the participant(s) provide a business plan that encompasses the scope of their digital business?

  4. Can the participant(s) use artificial intelligence (ChatbotGPT) to partially or fully build their online business prototype?

  5. Can the participant(s) present their business idea and prototype clearly and concisely?

 

  • The questions for judging criteria will each be graded on a scale of 1-10, with a score of 1 being the least representative of the question, and 10 being the most representative of the question. Each question will receive a score, and each participant(s) will be given a cumulative score consisting of the sum of all 5 total scores. There should be a total of 50 possible points to be scored by any given participant. After all participants have presented their project, the participant(s) with the highest score will place first place in the hackathon, second highest score will place second, and third highest score will place third. 

 

  • In the event that any position (first, second, or third place) will result in a tie between two or more participant(s), there will be an “interrogation round” to determine which participant(s) have worked more diligently. The questions that are to be asked of the tied participant(s) are as follows:

  1. What do you expect the estimated cost of operations to be for your business if you were to plan to launch it and why?

  2. How do you plan on marketing your business to your target audience if you were to launch it?

  3. How much “runway” money would you need to launch your business in detail?

 

  • The “interrogation round” will be scored on a score of 1-5, with 1 being least representative of the question and 5 being the most representative of the question. After the interrogation round, the cumulative scores will be used to determine who keeps their spot in the event of a tie in the main hackathon event (with the higher score keeping their spot).