#0: Register. Get your idea ready. Find your collaborators.

#1: Get access to our APIs and start building. Create the first version of your idea. Here's a link to our API docs.

Each week, we’ll have different mentors, office hours, and technical support sessions to help you expand on your creativity and push forward your ideas. These include:

• Builder friends in our networks that have done it before

• Like-minded people to collaborate with

• Milestone based Show write ups so we #buildinpublic. You can even create a Series on Showwcase to track your updates

#2: Once your idea is ready, test it live in our network. That’s right, you’re testing this in production! Refine, iterate, and evaluate.

#3: After you’ve completed your build, write a Show about it using the Show type Hackathon. We’ve provided a template so it’s easy for you to get started and describe what you’ve built. Tag your Show with #Hackfest2023 and publish it into the network before 26th May at 11:59pm PT! Don’t forget to add your collaborators to your submission too. (Note: You can optionally write multiple Hackathon type shows throughout your hackathon journey. In that case, please create a series with all the shows included.)

#4: Share your product to social media with the hashtag #Hackfest2023, and tag us @ShowwcaseHQ so we can amplify your amazing work! Showwcase, Twitter, LinkedIn.

#5: Wait. We'll have a panel of judges that look at your build and decide if you’re invited to come present at DEMO DAY. Didn’t get invited? We'll get you some feedback and guess what? You’ve already built a super cool product.

#6: DEMO DAY. If invited, come present your build in front of the entire community on the 16th June 2023. It’s 6mins for you to do a live demo and talk about what you built and who you’ve built it with. It’s time to Showwcase! We’re going to invite some industry veterans in here so get ready to impress!

#7: 19th June is D-DAY. We’ll publicly announce the winners of Hackfest2023 to the whole world and distribute the rewards. Will you stand atop thousands?

Projects will be judged based on the following criteria:

• Product Idea: How useful the idea/solution?
• UX: How well did your app function, and how simple was it to use?
• Article: How constructive, crisp, and informative the article is?

Tips & Tricks:

• No idea is a bad idea. However, discussing it with a mentor can make it even more useful. Try it out.
• Start early so you can use most of the time in Hackathon’s duration.
• Socialize your thoughts. Discuss in our community and reach out early for help.
• Make your article as informative as possible. We like stories that cover all aspects.
• Hack when you are most productive, take breaks, avoid burnouts.