Hackathon Submission

Package your hackathon project to win: narrative, demo plan, submission copy, and judge-proofing.

5 steps15 verify checks2-3 hoursWorks with: emergent · chatgpt · claude · cursor

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The Route

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Build the judge narrative

Judges score dozens of projects - clarity in 30 seconds wins.

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Script the demo

Two minutes, one story, zero deaths.

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Write the submission

The written entry is scored too - write to the rubric.

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Judge-proof the app

Judges click everything - nothing may be dead or fake.

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Run the cold test

The final proof: a stranger completes the judge path unaided.

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Context Pack

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Context Pack

PROJECT CONTEXT:
I built a hackathon project and need to package the submission so judges quickly understand and score it well.

GOAL:
Produce a winning submission package: story, demo script, written submission, and a judge-experience test.

REQUIREMENTS:
- A problem-solution narrative judges grasp in 30 seconds
- A 2-3 minute demo plan that cannot die on stage
- Submission copy tuned to the judging criteria
- The app judge-proofed for unsupervised clicking
- All submission requirements verified against the rules

CONSTRAINTS:
- Address the judging criteria explicitly, not implicitly
- The demo must survive offline/flaky conditions where possible
- No claims the judges can disprove in one click

DEFINITION OF DONE:
- The narrative answers problem, solution, why-hard, why-now
- The demo script has a fallback for every risky beat
- Submission copy maps to every scored criterion
- A cold tester completed the judge path without help

COMMON FAILURES TO AVOID:
- Demoing features instead of the story
- Live-demo death with no recorded backup
- Ignoring stated judging criteria
- Judges finding broken buttons in 30 seconds of clicking

Paste this into your AI builder first. It teaches the AI what you want before you give it the build prompt.