The History and Evolution of the Hackathon

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HISTORY | GREP ‘HACKATHON’
BY JON GOTTFRIED
FOR OPEN TECH NYC 2013

HI. I’M JON GOTTFRIED
Developer Evangelist at twilio
Conductor of the StartupBus
Co-Founder of the Hacker Union
@JonMarkGo

OPENBSD
• June 4-6, 1999
• Focus on IPSEC
• Calgary, Alberta
• 10 developers
• communal

SUN MICROSYSTEMS
• June 15-19, 1999
• Palm V
• John Gage challenge
• competitive

STARTUP HACKATHON
• Not purely technical
• More practical concepts
• Mix between slides and demo
• Pre-pre-incubator

OPEN SOURCE HACKATHON
• Pure community event
• No financial incentive
• No pitches, just demos
• Focus on a particular technology

COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY HACKATHON
• Prizes galore
• Pitch is important
• Practicality is secondary

NON-TECHNICAL HACKATHONS
• “Ideathon”
• Business plan iteration
• Concept pitching
• Slide decks galore!

DOLLA DOLLA BILL Y’ALL
• Developer Mindshare
• Proof of Concepts
• Press
• Lead Generation
• Community Support
• Recruiting
• Free Labor

WHY DO WE HACK?
• Love
• Press
• Money
• Education
• Community

THANK YOU!
Jon Gottfried
Developer Evangelist at twilio
@JonMarkGo
jon@twilio.com

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The History and Evolution of the Hackathon

1. HISTORY | GREP ‘HACKATHON’ BY JON GOTTFRIED FOR OPEN TECH NYC 2013

2. HI. I’M JON GOTTFRIED Developer Evangelist at twilio Conductor of the StartupBus Co-Founder of the Hacker Union @JonMarkGo

4. HACKATHONS ARE A BIG DEAL

5. HACKATHONS PER MONTH ON HACKERLEAGUE

6. PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999

7. OPENBSD • June 4-6, 1999 • Focus on IPSEC • Calgary, Alberta • 10 developers • communal

8. SUN MICROSYSTEMS • June 15-19, 1999 • Palm V • John Gage challenge • competitive

9. HACKATHONS != STARTUPS

10. 2005 - SUPER HAPPY DEV HOUSE

11. FACEBOOK

12. 2005 - BARCAMP

13. 2006 - YAHOO!

14. 2007 - STARTUP WEEKEND

15. 2009 - MUSIC HACK DAY

16. 2010 - HACKNY

17. 2010 - TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT

18. 2011 - ANGELHACK

19. HACKATHONS PER MONTH ON HACKERLEAGUE

20. HACKATHON MOTHER SAUCES • Startup Hackathon • Open Source Hackathon • Competitive Community Hackathon • Brand Hackathon • Non-technical Hackathon

21. STARTUP HACKATHON • Not purely technical • More practical concepts • Mix between slides and demo • Pre-pre-incubator

22. OPEN SOURCE HACKATHON • Pure community event • No financial incentive • No pitches, just demos • Focus on a particular technology

23. COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY HACKATHON • Prizes galore • Pitch is important • Practicality is secondary

24. BRAND HACKATHON • Prize is the incentive • Brands want developer mindshare • Brands want demo apps • Not community focused

25. NON-TECHNICAL HACKATHONS • “Ideathon” • Business plan iteration • Concept pitching • Slide decks galore!

26. DOLLA DOLLA BILL Y’ALL • Developer Mindshare • Proof of Concepts • Press • Lead Generation • Community Support • Recruiting • Free Labor

27. WHY DO WE HACK? • Love • Press • Money • Education • Community

28. WHAT IS NEXT?

29. HACKING IS ART

30. THANK YOU! Jon Gottfried Developer Evangelist at twilio @JonMarkGo jon@twilio.com

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