TMU Berlin Hackathon!

About the Event

TechMeetups Hackathon is a three-day mobile app hackathon which brings together the most creative developers, designers, marketers and ideas people to collaborate on building a working mobile app prototype.  Whatever your background, you can use the weekend to: get a team around your app idea, build the prototype and receive instant feedback on the project discover and try out amazing app development tools and APIs meet fantastic people you could start a new venture with have a great time learning new skills at break-neck speed get involved and enhance your chances of winning a great prize(s) gain global media coverage for your prototype ** we also allow observers to attend the hackathon during the Friday night pitch session and judging on Sunday night.  To become an observer simply register here: http://berlin-techmeetups-hackathon.eventbrite.com/** Follow @TechMeetups & @BerlinTechMeet and join the conversation using #TMUhack What happens over the weekend? Registered idea generators (from any background) are given 1 minute to pitch an app concept on Friday evening to an audience filled with fellow idea generators, developers, designers and marketing people. There’s a flurry of activity as the idea generators look to form teams around their app idea.  At the end of all the networking and bargaining, we announce the ideas that will be made into working prototypes and the competition begins! Teams start working on Saturday morning. Teams work throughout the weekend, with a big chunk taking place on Saturday, to build working mobile app prototypes which they present to our panel of judges on Sunday evening.  A big basket of fantastic prizes are then given out for the best and most creative apps which will help the most successful teams take their apps to market. PRIZES We will be announcing some amazing prizes from our Sponsors & Partners shortly. MENTORS ON HAND DURING THE WEEKEND   There will be Mentors from our Sponsors & Partners throughout the weekend to help you with all your questions.