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Join the 2023 Fastgen  
Hackathon

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This September 11th-20th, join the 2023 Fastgen Hackathon. Build a side project you’ve always wanted to and compete for cash prizes!

Win cash, glory,
and a feature in Times Square

🥇 1st Place — $1,000 Cash, Trophy & Feature in Times square

We’ll immortalize the top project in times square with a feature, and will
send you photos of the ad.

2nd Place — $500

Includes a  Fastgen swag package and a feature on our blog

3rd-4th — $250

Includes a  Fastgen swag package and a feature on our blog

Project categories

Best use of Fastgen
Use everything Fastgen has to offer, from cron jobs, to custom code blocks to user authentication!
Best use of AI tools
Use AI either from Fastgen’s integrations, or third party tools to amaze us!
Funniest project
Build a goofy project! This category will take input from the community.

Judging Criteria

The only true requirement for the hackathon is that you use fastgen in a meaningful way in your project. Fastgen doesn’t need to be your entire backend, but it should play an important role in what you build.
On top of the category themes themselves, we’ll focus on the following elements for determining winners of each category:
  • How well the idea is executed
  • User experience
  • How fleshed out the features are


Timeline

Applications are due Friday September 8th at 11:59pm ET, we'll tell teams if they're accepted by Saturday September 9th at the latest.
  • Monday Sept 11th, 9AM ET — Hacking starts, opening ceremony with Fastgen
  • Monday Sept 11th 2PM ET — Lightning talks from Fastgen & Partners
  • Tuesday Sept 12th & Friday Sept 15th — Optional in-person build days: Hackathon attendees based in NYC or Berlin can spend the day building alongside the team at either of the Fastgen office
  • Wednesday Sept 20th 11:59pm ET - Project submissions are due
  • Thursday Sept 21 2pm ET - Winners will be announced

FAQs

Will I be able to get help with my project?

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  • Absolutely! The team will be available to help throughout the day

Who can participate in the Hackathon?

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  • Anyone is welcome, from students to industry vets. You’re also welcome to work alone or in teams of up to 5 people.

What is the submission deadline?

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  • Sept 20th, 11:59pm ET

Where will it be hosted?

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  • The hackathon will be totally online, hosted on a discord server. Builders in NYC and Berlin however are welcome to come to our offices for build days on September 12th and the 15th

How to submit a project?

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  • A submission link will be sent in the discord closer to the Hackathon

Can I work in a team?

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  • Yes, teams of 1-5 are allowed

How do I learn how to use Fastgen?

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  • Feel free to watch tutorials here and read the docs here

Do I need to be a coder to use Fastgen?

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  • You do not! While many of our users are technical, Fastgen is a low-code backend, meaning that some areas of the product can be used technically, while other areas require no technical understanding. Some of our most impressive projects were built by users with no technical background at all.

Additional Info

  • Any intellectual property developed during the hackathon will belong to the team that developed it. We expect that each team will have an agreement between themselves regarding the IP, but this is not required.
  • By making a submission you grant Fastgen permission to use screenshots, code snippets, and/or links to your project or content of your README on our Twitter, blog, website, email updates, and in the Fastgen discord server. Fastgen does not make any claims over your IP.

We can’t wait to see
what you build

Apply now
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September 9th, 2023
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