Pi Hackathon Guideline and Agenda: June 28th — Aug 10th

Today, we are kicking off Pi’s first Hackathon as the first event for our developer community. The #BuildPi2gether Hackathon is a collaborative event where Pioneers & developers join to build the future of Pi together. The event will span 7 weeks from June 28-August 10th.

There are two categories of apps to build:

• Ecosystem apps — Apps that improve the Pi ecosystem & functions.
• Business apps — Apps that serve a consumer or commerce product.

Prizes:

In total, up to US$50,000 and 50,000 Pi in prizes per category, which makes $100,000 USD and 100,000 Pi for both categories.

• 1st prize = US$20,000 + 20,000 Pi
• 2nd prize = US$15,000 + 15,000 Pi
• 3rd prize = US$10,000 + 10,000 Pi
• Honorary mentions (5 winners) = US$1000 each + 1,000 Pi

Judges and the Pioneer community will evaluate projects. Winners will be decided by the Pi Core Team based on these ratings.

Winning Pi Hackathon teams have full responsibility on how they will handle their treasury & prize distribution. They will need to designate one account to receive the prize.

To participate in the online hackathon:

1. Join the Hackathon on the Brainstorm app.
2. Propose an idea or join an existing team.
3. Join your Hackathon team’s dedicated Discord channel after receiving an invitation to the new developer Discord server.
4. Build your idea with your team until August 10th. Remember certain deadlines — detailed below — such as when to submit a mid-term progress report and final video presentation!

A well-balanced Hackathon team will compromise of experts in:

• Development: Builders of the third-party Pi app with code
• Business: Professionals determining the business viability and growth of the project
• Marketing and Communications: Specialists presenting their product vision to the community
• Design: Artists creating the UI/UX of the app for Pioneers’ usability
• Others: Pi Hackathon is open to everyone! Communicate and utilize your special skill sets to contribute to the future of Pi. Reach out to teams and share your expertise.

An eligible Pi Hackathon submission must satisfy the following criteria and include the following information:

• The submission must be a functional Pi app correctly integrated with Pi SDK and accessible on Pi Browser through a URL.
• It must also include a link to a short video introducing your project (upload to Youtube & submit a link). The final video presentation should showcase the problem & solution, the intended audience, and a demonstration of the App’s functionality.

Week #1 — Hackathon Kickoff

Start forming teams on Brainstorm now. The Pi Core Team will give opening remarks and details on the Pi home screen.

June 28th (Monday)

It’s Pi2day! View the Pi Core Team’s opening talk for an overview of the Pi Utilities Apps Platform, SDK, and developer community. The #BuildPi2gether Hackathon begins today.

Hackathon Team & Idea Formation: Form your team by proposing a project (project leaders can accept community applicants) or joining an existing team through Brainstorm.

After getting to know your project applicants through Pi’s in-app chat, decide who can join your team. Migrate to your team’s dedicated Discord channel for collaboration after finalizing your team through an invitation to Pi’s new developer Discord server. Find a time to meet, sync up, identify roles and build.

Hackathon Teams — form your team and start building.

Week #2 — Core Team Workshops + Building your App

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July 7th (Thursday)
Core Team Workshops Part 1 will take place on the Pi app home screen.

Core Team Tech members Q&A — Send questions to the Core tech team about the Pi Platform, SDK and App building on Pi.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app.

Week #3 — Core Team Workshops + Submitting your progress

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July 15th (Thursday)
Core Team Workshops Part 2 will take place on the Pi app home screen.

Core Team Tech members Q&A — Send more questions to the Core tech team about the Pi Platform, SDK and building apps on Pi.

July 18th (Sunday) — Midpoint Check and Progress Report Submission
Progress Update submission — All teams in the Hackathon need to submit a video via email updating their project’s progress to the Core Team by 10pm PDT.

A subset of these videos will be showcased to the community on the home screen over the next two weeks.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app and submit your midpoint progress report.

Week #4 — Pi Hackathon Midpoint Check Highlight

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July 22nd (Thursday)
Showcasing part 1 of project progress update videos on the Pi app home screen for Pioneers.

Hackathon Teams — Continue building your app.

Week #5 — Pi Hackathon building ends & Final Submissions

This is the final week of programming on your project. Hackathon teams prepare their app and final presentation for submission.

July 29th (Thursday)
Showcasing part 2 of project progress update videos on the Pi app home screen for Pioneers.

July 31st (Saturday)
Hackathon building period ends. Submit your final project and presentation to the Core Team by 10pm PDT.

Hackathon Teams — continue building your app and submit your final project.

Week #6 — Hackathon Judging & Community Rating

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August 3rd (Tuesday)

Pi Core Team & Judges will choose top projects that qualify for the final round. Pioneers can upvote their favorite hackathon submissions inside the Pi app.

August 7th (Saturday)

Community rating ends. Community & Judge rating scores will be tallied.

Week 7 — Pi Hackathon Winners announced

The Pi Core Team will decide and announce our first ever Pi Hackathon winners after considering judge rating and community rating scores from final presentations.

August 10th (Tuesday)

Winners will be announced alongside their final presentations on the Pi app home screen. Congratulations in advance to everyone who participated!