The parts of winning that do not fit in a checklist.

Nine articles on the decisions, psychology, and craft behind placing well at a hackathon. All content is an initial draft.

Pitch

1 article

A draft structure for turning a weekend project into a credible jury story.

3 articles

A short draft playbook for making a project video when time is almost gone.

A draft checklist for reducing live-demo failure modes before judging starts.

A draft final-hour sequence for avoiding preventable submission mistakes.

2 articles

A draft model for understanding why judges often decide emotionally first.

A draft decision framework for choosing the track where your team has the best odds.

2 articles

A draft approach for learning enough about a domain without pre-building the answer.

A draft operating model for keeping build, product, design, and pitch ownership clear.

1 article

A draft follow-up system for turning the weekend into reputation, relationships, and options.