You get a taste of smart management and team dynamics:-

Hackathons are great lessons in terms of execution and efficiency. There is no room for perfectionism - you need to judge where to invest time, how long to try, and when to switch to a new solution. You will be working under pressure, taking lead on some tasks, sharing your know-how, and dealing with different personalities.

It opens your eyes to new career choices:-

Working on an exciting project may convince you to do a career shift. Besides learning while networking or through tech talks, large on-site hackathons feature company booths where you can approach their representatives and learn about your potential workplace first-hand. Just like at a job fair, but in a much more natural setting, they are recruiting.

Language Requirements

All Submission materials must be in English or, if not in English, the Entrant must provide an English translation of the demonstration video, text description, and testing instructions as well as all other materials submitted. 

Team Representation

If a team or organization is entering the hackathon, they must appoint and authorize one individual (the “Representative”) to represent, act, and enter a Submission, on their behalf. The Representative must meet the eligibility requirements above. By entering a Submission on the Hackathon Website on behalf of a team or organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your team or organization.

Eligibility

The Hackathon IS open to: 

  • Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry (“Eligible Individuals”) (*NOTE: The age of majority is the threshold of adulthood as recognized or declared by law. Most countries set the age of majority at 18 including the US, UK, Germany (  https://skacashotbrains.devpost.com )
  • Teams of Eligible Individuals (“Teams”); and
  • Organizations (including corporations, not-for-profit corporations and other nonprofit organizations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other legal entities) that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.

  • The Hackathon IS NOT open to: 

    • Individuals who are residents of, or Organizations domiciled in, a country, state, province or territory where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits participating or receiving a prize in the Hackathon (including, but not limited to, Brazil, Quebec, and Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and any other country designated by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control)
    • Organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, including the Sponsor and Administrator (“Promotion Entities”). Employees, representatives, and agents, of such Promotion Entities, and all members of their immediate family or household. Any other individual involved with the design, production, promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, and each member of their immediate family or household* *Any Judge (defined below), or company or individual that employs a Judge * *Any parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate*** of any organization described above * *Any other individual or organization whose participation in the Hackathon would create, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, a real or apparent conflict of interest 

    The members of an individual’s household include any other person that shares the same residence as the individual for at least three (3) months out of the year. Agents include individuals or organizations that in creating a Submission to the Hackathon, are acting on behalf of, and at the direction of, a Promotion Entity through a contractual or similar relationship. An affiliate is: (a) an organization that is under common control, sharing a common majority or controlling owner, or common management; or (b) an organization that has a substantial ownership in, or is substantially owned by the other organization.

    Submission Requirements. 

  • Submissions to the hackathon must meet the following requirements:

    • Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Project Requirements.
    • Include a text description that should explain the features and functionality of your Project.
    • Include a demonstration video of your Project. The video portion of the submission:
    • should be less than three (5) minutes
    • should include footage that shows the Project functioning on the device for which it was built
    • must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Hackathon Website; and
    • must not include third party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
    • Provide a URL to a publicly visible code repository with a README explaining the Project.
    • Be the original work of the submitter, be solely owned by the submitter, and not violate the IP rights of any other person or entity.
    • Multiple Submissions: An Entrant may submit more than one Submission, however, each submission must be unique and substantially different from each of the Entrant’s other Submissions, as determined by the Sponsor and Devpost in their sole discretion.