Communication and Managing Hacker Teams and Mentors

By Mustafa Sherif

A hackathon is about passionate people coming together to create innovative and impactful solutions. It’s a challenge to have diverse people from different backgrounds and geographical locations walking toward one vision and working to achieve one common goal in a short amount of time as a hackathon. Therefore, communication is key in hackathons. Clear and simple communication is one of the key factors in making a successful hackathon and achieving the aim and goals of a hackathon. In this chapter, you will read about and learn how to communicate and tell a hackathon story before, during, and after a hackathon with different target groups through different physical and digital channels. You will also learn how to bring people together to build a hacker team and how to bring skilled and experienced people to mentor and guide hacker teams. Lastly, you will explore best practices from local, national, and...