Getting started
A hackathon is a build sprint with a demo at the end — not a coding exam. Show up curious; leave with a story.
Everything you need, from first commit to demo day
Curated guides, communities, and tools — the shortcuts a first-timer usually learns the hard way. Start anywhere in the stack:
Getting started
A hackathon is a build sprint with a demo at the end — not a coding exam. Show up curious; leave with a story.
Finding your people
Solo is fine. A balanced team is often better. The goal is people who finish together — not a stacked résumé.
Leveling up
After a few events, stop treating every weekend the same. Choose on purpose and reuse what works.
Tools & templates
Checklists, pitch decks, and the tooling that turns a weekend hack into a project that keeps going.
Everything you need, from first commit to demo day
Curated guides, communities, and tools — the shortcuts a first-timer usually learns the hard way. Start anywhere in the stack:
The gallery
The developers
The founding open-source contributors who made HackHQ — the people behind the product.
Computer Engineering student at Boston University, concentrating in AI and machine learning. Built HackHQ so finding a hackathon doesn't come down to knowing the right people.
Jose Cruz
Add a hackathon
in 60 seconds
Drop a name and a link. The pipeline extracts the rest - dates, prizes, location - and the globe updates itself. You get credit on the contributor wall.