Cornell DTI's Student-Run Hackathon
Date: Oct 13-15
Eligible: Students
Description
Join us for a 48-hour tech sprint where coders, designers, and business minds converge. Learn, build, and pitch groundbreaking ideas. Diverse skills and backgrounds encouraged. Let’s innovate together.
Event Schedule (Subject to change!)
Day 1 (Friday):
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6-7PM: Check In — check in with your team! and pick up dinner and swag.
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7-8PM: Opening Ceremony – including keynote and introductions.
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8-9PM: Workshop: CUApts Product Development AMA
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9-10PM: Snacks (Insomnia Cookies) + Fun activity (Team bonding): Trivia & Yo-yos
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10-12PM: Office Hours
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12PM-1PM: Lunch
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1PM-2PM: Millennium Management Workshop
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2PM-3PM: DCC Workshop
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3PM-4PM: Virtual AMA with DTI Alum
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4PM-5PM: WICC Workshop
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5-6PM: Work
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6-7PM: Dinner
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7-9PM: Office Hour
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9-10PM: Social with Smash/Switch Games!
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10-11AM: Brunch
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12PM: Hacking closes
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12:45PM - 3:45PM: Demos/Judging
4:30PM - 5:30PM: Closing Ceremony
Requirements
Submission Requirements
What to Build
Get ready to merge coding, design, and business savvy into one impactful project! Your mission? To solve a real-world problem or bring a fresh, value-driven idea to life.
Team Requirements
You are allowed to voluntarily form teams of up to 4 members. Ideally, aim for 2 developers, 1 designer, and 1 business strategist. Teams may be a mix of DTI and non-DTI members.
What to Submit
The goal: build a compelling product idea, with a no-code or coded-out prototype, and sell us on how great it is!
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Pitch: A compelling slide deck is a must.
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Demo: Showcase your designs via Figma/XD and/or astonish us with your code through a website, app, or GitHub repo.
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Business Analysis: Dive into product-market fit and audience traction. Make us believe in your vision.
Your product does not need to be finished to be submitted! Many of the world’s best ideas are “half-baked.”
You may attach a demo video, zip file of code/designs/executables,
Tracks:
The event features multiple tracks. Every track will have at least one winner!
Want to submit to multiple tracks? Go for it!
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Best Design: Got flair for UX/UI? This one's for you!
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This track is opt-in. There will be 1 winner.
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Best Technical: Code wizards, prepare to dazzle us.
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This track is opt-in. There will be 1 winner.
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Best Business: Business model and demographic analysis will take the limelight here.
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This track is opt-in. There will be 1 winner.
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Best Overall "Community Initiative": An all-encompassing review will be conducted. The cherry on top? Winning teams may get the chance to join Cornell DTI and launch their project as a DTI product!
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Everyone is entered into this track. There will be 3 winners: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes.
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Sponsored Tracks: Extra categories shaped by our corporate champions. Stay tuned!
Prizes
Best Design
Exact Prize Details TBA
Best Technical
Exact Prize Details TBA
Best Business
Exact Prize Details TBA
Best Overall "Community Initiative"
Exact Prize Details TBA
Judges
The DTI Leads Team
Cornell DTI
Judging Criteria
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Design
UX: How intuitive and user-friendly is your design? UI: Visual aesthetics and functionality. User Research: Demonstrated understanding of user needs. etc. -
Technical
Technical Difficulty: Complexity and ingenuity of code. Creativity: Innovative solutions and unconventional approaches. etc. -
Business
Product-Market Fit: How well does your idea meet a real-world need? Sustainability: Long-term viability of the project. Impact: Potential to make a meaningful difference. etc. -
Community Initiative
Holistic evaluation based on design, code, and business aspects. Extra points for social impact and innovation.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager