Students from across all 24 CUNY schools get together for an incredible 3 days of hacking. Work together on a team to build something cool.
THEME: HACK YOUR RESUME
Choose an idea or a problem to solve that a tech company in NYC would be impressed by. Create a project you are proud of to add to your resume. Design a new product or service for Etsy? Build an app for eBay? The sky is the limit. It can be anything you want to build that they would find impressive.
21-hour sprint of ideas & coding. Prizes. Free food. Free swag. Bragging rights. Friends. Fun.
Ask the 200+ students who did the CUNY Hackathon in October 2016 - it was intense, productive and fun! Photos here: http://www.cunystartups.com/hackathon
Eligibility
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You must be a current CUNY student to participate
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You need to hack on all three days
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Form a team of 2-5 people
Requirements
You have 3 minutes to pitch.
You must cover the following:
- What is your idea and/or what problem are you solving
- Why would this impress a tech company
- What is the most valuable thing you've learned during the Hackathon
- Demo the product (no sign-in screen)
Prizes
Ricoh Theta 360 cameras
One camera per team member, up to 5 cameras.
BB8 App-Enabled Droid
One droid per team member, up to 5 droids.
$2,000 Scholarship to Make School Summer Academy
Best iOS hack OR Best beginner hack wins $2,000 scholarships for the winning team members to attend Make School's Summer Academy.
Judges
Liz Vilchis
Samsung
Remko de Knikker
IBM Cloud
Olga Bartnicki
CUNY Startups
Pete Harrison
HomeBody
Raymond Blum
Google
William Wu
Make School
Judging Criteria
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How compelling is the user story
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How original is the idea
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Look and feel of the product
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Is the problem/solution clear
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How far completed
Questions? Email the hackathon manager