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Hackathon Best Practices Checklist

24 actionable practices to plan, run, and follow up on a hackathon that drives real outcomes – covering strategy, promotion, judging, and long-term community impact.

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In this eBook you can find

  • Pre-event planning essentials, from defining goals and format to setting KPIs, promotion, and participant onboarding
  • Execution tips for virtual and in-person hackathons, covering platform setup, logistics, and energy management
  • A fair judging framework with demo formats, weighted scoring, blind evaluation, and judge calibration
  • Post-event follow-up actions and a 30/60/90-day measurement approach to track real outcomes
  • Strategies to build a lasting alumni community that fuels future hackathon cohorts
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