- Event Description
- Key Dates
- Why Participate?
- Eligibility
- Submission
- Project Ideas
- Voting
- Judges
- Startup Toolkit
- YCSSer Products
- Organising Team
- FAQs
- Terms & Conditions
- Sign Up Now
YCSS Hackathon 2019 is an online grass-roots hackathon organised by the Y Combinator Startup School community, for the community. In the spirit of collaboration and getting things done, we are inviting all YCSS-affiliated coders, designers, product managers and entrepreneurs to hack together and turbocharge your development.
If you are looking to go from idea to prototype, for potential founders or even just ideas, this is a perfect opportunity for you to meet other members of this global community.
If you are not ready to hack, you may still sign up as audience, help out as mentors with domain expertise, or offer related YCSSer Products that might help fellow participants.
This YCSS Hackathon is a MVP itself and would improve as it goes. Any feedback and help will be most welcomed.
Now - September 3: sign up and formalise teams
- Sign up via Google Doc by 11:59pm PDT September 3
- Then join our Slack group to receive real-time updates and recruit fellow participants! (just send an email with a list of your team members to organisers)
- Anyone can post your idea online or check out existing ideas on shared Trello board
September 4 - 7: self-paced hacking
- Anyone doesn't find a team after signup deadline would be randomly grouped into teams by 3:00am PDT 9/4
- Send your confirmed team info and hackathon idea to organisers by 11:59pm PDT 9/4
- Offline meetup options available depending on participant locations
September 8: submit your work and live presentations
- Submit your work by 17:00pm PDT September 8
- Live, online presentation via Zoom available as an option (if we have enough participants globally avaialble for a time slot)
- Speed up your development and get real validation
- Work with potential co-founders from all around the world
- Find the next big idea to pursue
- Share your product/service to a global audience
YCSS Hackathon 2019 is open to YCSS-ers 2018 & 2019 and teammates. You can join as an individual or a team. Once signed up, individuals can use the Slack group to recruit team members. Recommended team size is 2-4, but not more than 5 in total.
You are free to work on anything. You can post your idea to Trello board and get feedback. Here are some resources that hopefully would inspire you:
"Make something people want."
Upload a 5 min video and submit links to the video/powerpoint/prototype/website. We strongly encourage the creation of landing pages at the very least even if you are a non-technical team. You can use the resources below to help you. Live presentation online via Zoom available as an option.
Judges would pick a #1 and all the YCSS community vote for the most popular project.
We are lining up judges as we might host live presentation as needed. More to be confirmed...
- Oscar, VP, 同程资本 Tongcheng Capital
- Vincent Chan, CEO, LivAway / WeWork Labs Startup Mentor
- Sherry, Senior Investment Manager, Fudan Invest
You can use the resources below to help you get started, and feel free to add the ones you know of!
- Google Doc
- Shimo Doc (if you cannot access Google Doc Above)
We would like to highlight YCSSer Products here.
| Name | Description | Made By |
|---|---|---|
| LivAway | local community to do customer aquisition for foreign education startups in China | Vincent Chan |
| Scrimba | demo for "Build a Landing Page using Bootstrap (HTML + CSS)" | Erniesg |
| chart.xkcd | a chart library plots “sketchy”, “cartoony” or “hand-drawn” styled charts | Tim Qian |
| Gitduck | learn from other developers by watching how they work | Thiago |
| Hofstadter | rapid application development | Tony Worm |
| hackathon.io | host and join hackathons for free | Jonas |
| h2hackathon | AI Hackathon & Wokrshop | Uren |
| Startup Pitch Generator | Get 1000+ Startup Ideas | Andrew Kim |
Want to support this community initiative? Get in touch and send an email to LYCHEN333@gmail.com!
Q: Can I work on an existing product? Can I develop new features for a product that I already have?
A: Yes you may, just inform so when you submit your idea and when you present.
Q: Can I change my team during the online hackathon?
A: Yes of course.
This hackathon is organised by the community, for the community, so some basic guidelines apply as below:
- Your work should not infringe upon the copyrights of others
- All IP produced through the hackathon belongs to their respective authors
If Google Doc above is not accessible, sign up here!