RULES
When is the Registration Deadline? Registration ends July 10th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. You must submit your team by July 10th Is the Hackathon mandatory? No, but everyone is encouraged to participate! Who can participate? Everybody is welcome to participate, including non-engineers and employees all over the world. Non-engineers can help in defining the product requirements, finding the right business use cases for the idea, helping with the design and the testing and/or working on the sales pitch and presentation deck. I have too much work, I won’t have time to participate! If you participate, you are not expected to perform your usual day-to-day work during the Hackathon. Your manager has been informed and will help you accommodate your schedule, so you have as much free time as possible during the Hackathon. How late can I stay in the office during the Hackathon? The office will be open all night. We will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the event! Who do I reach out to if I have any questions? hackathon-org@gumgum.com
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LISA LICHT
PHIL SCHRAEDER
KEN WEINER
WHY SHOULD I PARTICIP-ATE ?
VAIBHAV PURANIK
Enjoy spending time brainstorming and creating with GumGum team members Work with people you don’t usually interact with! Show off a great idea you never have the time to work on Be the creator of a brand new product Win awesome prizes Great perks throughout the event, including all meals
GINA SMART
6 people Max
Impact
Each person can only be on one team
The demo
The demo of your product shouldn’t impact GumGum’s production systems. Your code will need to run in a test environment only
Due date
Your presentation should be ready by 9:00AM PST on Thursday, August 14th
Get excited for GumGum’s 5th annual Hackathon! Teams will hack on a project of their choice for 48 hours from 9AM PST on Tuesday, August 11th to 9AM PST Thursday August 14th. Competitors will present their finished projects to a team of judges all day on Thursday August 14th, with the presentations live-streamed for all offices. Our Hackathon is open to all GumGum employees, and we strongly encourage participants to work with people from other offices and departments.
REGISTER
WELCOME
JUDGING CRITERIA
Presentation
REVENUE OPPORTUNITY
Each team will have 10 minutes to present their hack(s) to our panel of judges, with 5 minutes of Q&A
Your project should be related to GumGum’s businesses
EXECUTION
$1,000
PRIZES
How impressive and innovative the project idea is
How well does your product solve a problem, fill a need, or would be embraced by a user or market
How much of a game-changer your project would be for GumGum’s bottom line
WOW FACTOR
How complete your product is from a development and business perspective
MARKET VIABILITY
Almost there $100 per person
Peoples’ Choice $100 per person
FAQ
$3,000
How do I find a team?
Do you have an idea and are looking for teammates? Do you not know what to build, but you want to participate?
Post in our Slack channel #hackathon For inspiration from previous Hackathon ideas, read through our hackathon archive
Enjoy spending time brainstorming and creating with GumGum team members  Work with people you don’t usually interact with! Show off a great idea you never have the time to work on Be the creator of a brand new product Win awesome prizes Great perks throughout the event, including all meals
When is the Registration Deadline? Registration ends July 10th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. You must submit your team by July 10th Is the Hackathon mandatory? No, but everyone is encouraged to participate! Who can participate? Everybody is welcome to participate, including non-engineers and employees all over the world. Non-engineers can help in defining the product requirements, finding the right business use cases for the idea, helping with the design and the testing and/or working on the sales pitch and presentation deck. I have too much work, I won’t have time to participate! If you participate, you are not expected to perform your usual day-to-day work during the Hackathon. Your manager has been informed and will help you accommodate your schedule, so you have as much free time as possible during the Hackathon. How late can I stay in the office during the Hackathon? The office will be open all night. We will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the event! Who do I reach out to if I have any questions? hackathon-org@gumgum.com
Peoples’ Choice $100 per person
Post in our Slack channel #hackathon For inspiration from previous Hackathon ideas, read through our hackathon archive
Almost there $100 per person
LISA LICHT
When is the Registration Deadline? Registration ends July 10th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. You must submit your team by July 10th Is the Hackathon mandatory? No, but everyone is encouraged to participate! Who can participate? Everybody is welcome to participate, including non-engineers and employees all over the world. Non-engineers can help in defining the product requirements, finding the right business use cases for the idea, helping with the design and the testing and/or working on the sales pitch and presentation deck. I have too much work, I won’t have time to participate! If you participate, you are not expected to perform your usual day-to-day work during the Hackathon. Your manager has been informed and will help you accommodate your schedule, so you have as much free time as possible during the Hackathon. How late can I stay in the office during the Hackathon? The office will be open all night. We will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the event! Who do I reach out to if I have any questions? hackathon-org@gumgum.com
Post in our Slack channel #hackathon For inspiration from previous Hackathon ideas, read through our hackathon archive
LISA LICHT