The MobileWeek Hackathon is a 30-hour app-building contest in downtown New York City - and is also the official kick-off of MobileWeek 2014!
The purpose of the hackathon is to give developers, designers, and entrepreneurs the chance to pitch app ideas - form teams - build a prototype of their mobile app - and present to our hackathon judges for a chance to be one of the top 3 hackathon winners who get publicity and connections during MobileWeek.
Prizes
Crittercism Prize
Jambox and also $50 gift cards for additional team members.
Twitter Prize (2)
2 Top teams implementing Twitter API or MoPub API each get (2) tote bags w/ Arduino board, t shirts, water bottles, moleskin, screen wipes. Get more info at dev.twitter.com
Come to booth, register for raffle, and get tote bag!
More info on Arduino kits:
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKit x 4
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1272
Millennial Media
A Patagonia backpack stuffed with great Millennial Media swag, a $500 advertising credit from mMedia and a Nexus 7 tablet.
Spotify Prize
6 months of Spotify Premium, A Pair AiAiAi Spotify Branded Headphones,
Spotify SWAG
AlleyWire Prize
Coverage on AlleyWire
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Eligibility
Anyone attending the MobileWeek 2014 hackathon is eligible to participate
Requirements
Coming soon
How to enter
Entrants must be in attendance at the MobileWeek 2014 hackathon in New York City - register here: http://mobileweeknyc.challengepost.com/
Judges
Keith Lubell
CTO // AlleyWire
Andreas Mattsson
VP of Engineering // Spotify
Melissa O'Young
Community Director // NYC BigApps
William Hoang
Partner Engineer // Twitter Inc.
Judging Criteria
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TBD