NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Pick your next two events
30 minOpen the Regatta Board at /hackathons and choose two. Paste each rule page into the cockpit and check each event's rule on existing code.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with Hack Week Pilot
Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Win with it at hackathons
You want prizes, tracks and judges. Check each event's rule on existing code.
MOVES MADE
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STREAK
0 days
WHY THIS ROUTE
This app exists to win hackathons, so this path is your home turf.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Your team submits on time at two events with zero eligibility issues.
Progress saves on this device. Sign in any time to keep it on your profile.
2. Form a team on the team board
20 minPost in the event's team finding channel with what you already bring (Hack Week Pilot, live) and the one skill you are missing. Be specific so the right person self selects.
FIRST MESSAGE · HACKATHON DISCORD · TO PARTICIPANTS
Forming a team for [track]. I run a cockpit that plans scope and flags rule traps. Need [skill]. DM me.
3. Lock scope on Friday night
45 minScope one feature for a sponsor track: use the timeline. cut until it fits. Write the 90 second demo script first, then cut the feature until that demo is possible in the time you have.
4. Draft submission early Sunday
60 minGenerate README and demo script, then edit every line.
FIRST MESSAGE · TEAM CHAT · TO TEAMMATES
Draft README and demo script are in. Everyone edit your section by 10am, we record at 11.
5. Submit hours early
30 minRecord a short demo that shows a real flow end to end, write a README that separates what existed before from what you built at the event, and submit hours before the deadline. Submit well before deadline.
Check in on me
Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
Or to keep this voyage on your profile.
PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE
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LIVE DEMOShip Log
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LIVE DEMOGrant Ready
A project-in-a-box: contracts, site, docs and impact metrics shaped for grant applications.
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Put your name on the bow
Every route goes further on a vessel you own. Built on order, refundable deposit.