{"id":748,"date":"2023-03-13T16:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enlightlab.org\/?p=748"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:28:55","slug":"tools-for-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enlightlab.org\/tools-for-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"http:\/\/enlightlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlightlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/enlightlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/enlightlab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are tools that participants can review and use to prepare for Hackathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make your website *if you don&#8217;t have the web ninja:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/\">WIX<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weebly.com\/\">Weebly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\">SquareSpace<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webflow.com\/\">Webflow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To make an app *if you don\u2019t have a developer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moqups.com\/\">Moqups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marvelapp.com\/\">Marvelapps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/xd\/prototyping-tool.html\">Adobe UX<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invisionapp.com\/\">InVision<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glideapps.com\/\">Glideapps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bubble.io\/\">Bubble.io<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apphive.io\/\">Apphive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honeycode.aws\/\">Honeycode<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zeroqode.com\/\">Zeroqode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To make nice presentations *if you don\u2019t have a designer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\">Unsplash<\/a>: beautiful, high-res freely-usable images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thenounproject.com\/\">Noun Project<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/icons8.com\/\">Icons8<\/a>: free icons for everything&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/icons8.com\/ouch\">Ouch<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/freepik.com\/\">FreePik<\/a>: free vector Illustrations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undraw.co\/illustrations\">Undraw<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoodles.com\/\">Opendoodles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/illlustrations.co\/\">Illustrations.co<\/a>: open-source illustrations for any idea you can imagine and create<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artboard.studio\/\">Artboard.Studio<\/a>: create mockups online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genial.ly\/\">Genial<\/a>: create visual stories and generate amazing communication experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional Design &amp; Deck Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">Canva<\/a>: incredibly simple graphic design for everyone&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/\">Powtoon<\/a>: to make videos and presentations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hislide.io\/free-google-slides-templates\/\">HiSlide<\/a>: free library of beautiful Google Slides templates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinytake.com\/\">TinyTake<\/a>: screen recording<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other tools and services that might come in handy during the weekend:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>CRM: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/products\/crm?__hstc=174924861.d5083d3b3040084dc3128661935741ce.1675779022433.1678373137292.1678712365279.6&amp;__hssc=174924861.3.1678712365279&amp;__hsfp=3428361435\">Hubspot<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market Research: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkwithgoogle.com\/\">Think with Google<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aytm.com\/pages\/stat-reports\">AYTM<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keyword Research: <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.google.com\/intl\/en_us\/home\/tools\/keyword-planner\/\">Google Keywords<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordtracker.com\/\">Wordtracker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartuplegal.com\/\">SmartUp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalzoom.com\/\">legalzoom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketlawyer.com\/\">RocketLawyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upcounsel.com\/\">UpCounsel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Videos\/Presentations: <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/signup\/basic\/\">Prezi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/slides\/about\/\">Google Slides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automation: <a href=\"http:\/\/zapier.com\/\">Zapier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.integromat.com\/\">Integromat<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finances: <a href=\"http:\/\/expensify.com\/\">Expensify<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communities\/Local Events: <a href=\"http:\/\/eventbrite.com\/\">Eventbrite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/\">Meetup<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women Focus: <a href=\"https:\/\/women2.com\/\">Women 2.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/girlsintech.org\/\">Girls in Tech<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design\/UI Tools: <a href=\"https:\/\/whimsical.com\/\">Whimsical<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucidchart.com\/pages\/\">Lucid Chart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/miro.com\/\">Miro<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dev Tools: <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/appmaker\">Google App Maker<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aptana.com\/\">Aptana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/dev\/\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Integration: <a href=\"https:\/\/sendgrid.com\/\">Sendgrid<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domains: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startup.co\/\">GoDaddy Registry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/domains.google\/\">Google Domains<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heroku.com\/\">Heroku<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">Github<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/\">Codecademy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.udacity.com\/\">Udacity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appsumo.com\/\">Appsumo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task\/Project Management: <a href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/\">Asana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/\">Podio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/todoist.com\/\">Todoist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\">Trello<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mailing lists\/groups: <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/\">Google Groups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forms\/Surveys: <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\">Google Forms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\">Survey Monkey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Storage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\">Dropbox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/\">Google Drive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media\/Marketing: <a href=\"https:\/\/unbounce.com\/\">Unbounce<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/analytics.google.com\/analytics\">Google Analytics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social sharing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.addthis.com\/\">Add This<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sharethis.com\/\">ShareThis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ad Promotion: <a href=\"http:\/\/ads.google.com\/\">Google Ads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/business.linkedin.com\/marketing-solutions\/ads\">Linkedin Ads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/business\/ads?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\">Facebook Ads<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Startup Promotion: <a href=\"https:\/\/untorch.com\/\">Untorch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Cards: <a href=\"http:\/\/moo.com\/\">Moo.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email Marketing: <a href=\"http:\/\/mailchimp.com\/\">Mailchimp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icontact.com\/\">iContact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After the Hackathon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the momentum going by making use of partner and sponsor perks and professional development tools listed above. We also recommend the following resources and reading materials:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canvanizer.com\/new\/lean-canvas\">Lean Canvas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/strategyzer.com\/canvas\/value-proposition-canvas\">Value Proposition Canvas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/startupclass.samaltman.com\/\">How to Start a Startup<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandercowan.com\/the-hook-framework\/\">Hook Methodology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/research\/startup-failure-reasons-top\/\">Why Startups Fail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steve-Blank\/dp\/0989200507\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528317192&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=4+steps+to+epiphany\">4 Steps to the Epiphany<\/a>, Steve Blank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation\/dp\/0307887898\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528317133&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=lean+startup&amp;dpID=517wplLjOXL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\">Lean Startup<\/a>, Eric Ries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead\/dp\/0385349947\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528317470&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=lean+in&amp;dpID=41luF9kOo6L&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\">Lean In<\/a>, Sheryl Sandberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products\/dp\/1591847788\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528317105&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=hooked&amp;dpID=41yYbULBScL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\">Hooked<\/a>, Nir Eyal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Innovators-Dilemma-Technologies-Management-Innovation\/dp\/1633691780\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528317222&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=innovators+dilemma\">Innovator\u2019s Dilemma<\/a>, Clayton Christensen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zero-Notes-Start-Ups-Build-Future\/dp\/0753555190\/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0753555190&amp;pd_rd_r=YE2H41D8D93GTM81WWSW&amp;pd_rd_w=0YE2f&amp;pd_rd_wg=jxGEt&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=YE2H41D8D93GTM81WWSW&amp;dpID=412hq8iLwKL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=detail\">Zero to One<\/a>, Peter Thiel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Techstars Entrepreneur\u2019s Tookit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toolkit.techstars.com\/\">Techstars Entrepreneurs Toolkit<\/a> is a great online resource for founders at all stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are tools that participants can review and use to prepare for Hackathon. 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