4 Set a realistic timeline
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:39 am
The ideal hackathon timeline strikes a balance between making it long enough for participants to build their projects, but also short enough to maintain a sense of momentum.
Here’s a general timeline we recommend that spans 2-3 months from start to finish:
Registration and submission (6-8 weeks): This allows ample time to promote the event and participants have time to build their projects.
Judging (1-2 weeks): This indiatelegram screening accommodates judges’ schedules and allows for thorough project evaluation, including potential project screening and testing.
Post-event wrap-up and marketing (1-4 days): After the winner is selected, this ensures enough time to schedule marketing or communications around the announcement.
#5 Promote your hackathon
One of the best things about online hackathons is that they attract developers from all over the world. Tapping into your existing community is a great start, but don't stop there. Expand your reach by promoting your hackathon to Devpost's 4+ million users. Our platform allows developers to filter events by topic, company, length, location, and even management style (including hackathons managed by Devpost).
Want to stand out even more? Our marketing team can help. We offer tailored communications to highly relevant audiences, promotion on Devpost's active Discord channel, featured placement on our website, and other specialized services to help your hackathon shine. Learn more about our services.
Here’s a general timeline we recommend that spans 2-3 months from start to finish:
Registration and submission (6-8 weeks): This allows ample time to promote the event and participants have time to build their projects.
Judging (1-2 weeks): This indiatelegram screening accommodates judges’ schedules and allows for thorough project evaluation, including potential project screening and testing.
Post-event wrap-up and marketing (1-4 days): After the winner is selected, this ensures enough time to schedule marketing or communications around the announcement.
#5 Promote your hackathon
One of the best things about online hackathons is that they attract developers from all over the world. Tapping into your existing community is a great start, but don't stop there. Expand your reach by promoting your hackathon to Devpost's 4+ million users. Our platform allows developers to filter events by topic, company, length, location, and even management style (including hackathons managed by Devpost).
Want to stand out even more? Our marketing team can help. We offer tailored communications to highly relevant audiences, promotion on Devpost's active Discord channel, featured placement on our website, and other specialized services to help your hackathon shine. Learn more about our services.