“Don’t Forget” Venue List (Hackathon Edventures Series)

This post is part of my Hackathon Edventures series to help you plan a spectacular hackathon! Don’t Forget Here is a list of things that are easy to forget when booking a venue. It’s best to bring these up before you sign contracts so that you can get pricing included. Contract addendums can be a pain. HVAC – Some…

Find a Hackathon Venue (Hackathon Edventures Series)

This post is part of my Hackathon Edventures series to help you plan a spectacular hackathon! Find a Venue One of the first things you need to run a successful hackathon is a venue. This post covers the process I go through when I’m looking for a venue. I am generally searching for a venue…

Hackathon Theme (Hackathon Edventures Series)

It is very likely that your hackathon will have a theme. Very early in the planning process you will want to think about what the theme will be. It’s possible that the theme will tie into your hackathon goals. You should use the theme to guide developers to create the kinds of solutions you want…

Hackathon Goals (Hackathon Edventures Series)

What do you want or need to get out of a hackathon? Defining your goals in the beginning will help inform your decision-making later on the planning process. Additionally, thinking about the overall goals will help you determine if a hackathon is the right action for you to take. It’s possible that a tech talk,…

New Blog Series: Hackathon Edventures

Hi there, I’m Ed. I want to take a quick post to introduce myself and talk a new blog series that I’ll be posting here. This post is meant to give you some insight into my background and influences to help explain some assumptions I’ve made (intentionally or unintentionally) throughout this series. I have been…