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MAKING YOUR 
HACKATHON MATTER 
Cristiano Betta 
@cbetta
I WORK IN THE SKY
LAST WEEK
TODAY
WHICH CAN BE GREAT
AND REALLY BAD
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BATTLEHACK.ORG
HACKED.IO
THE EARLIEST HACKERS
THE EARLIEST HACKERS
HACKERS CODE OF ETHICS 
courses.cs.vt.edu/professionalism/ 
WorldCodes/Hackers.Code.html
Access to Computers 
- and anything which might teach you 
something about the way the world works 
- should be unlimited and total
Not all failure is good, 
but failure is essential
It’s about 
process/product 
process and product
KEN ROBINSON TED TALK
All information 
should be free
One who says, 
! 
"What is mine is yours and 
what is yours is yours” 
! 
this is a righteous person.
Mistrust Authority 
Promote Decentralization.
FRENCH REVOLUTION
Hackers should be judged 
by their hacking 
! 
not their degree, age, 
race, or position
ALAN TURING
You can create art and 
beauty on a computer
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM
Computers can change 
your life for the better
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THE HACKER REVOLUTION
Access to Computers 
- and anything which might teach you 
something about the way the world works 
- should be unlimited and total
PHREAKING
THE BLUE BOX
THOSE GUYS
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All information 
should be free
Mistrust Authority 
Promote Decentralization.
Every organization rests 
upon a mountain of 
secrets 
Julian Assange
HACK(DAYS|ATHONS)
OPEN HACK LONDON 2007
1 HACKED ROOF
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PALM V
OPENBSD
YAHOO OPEN HACK
20% TIME
HACKERPLEDGE.ORG
PAYPAL.GITHUB.IO
linkedin.com/in/danesecooper
SPACE LORD
2013
2013
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John Lunn
2014
2014
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KC FOX
RUN A HACKATHON?
NO MORE PIZZA
CHEAP BEER
COMMUNICATION IS KING
HACKER != RECRUIT
HACK != APP
Hackers should be judged 
by their hacking 
! 
not their degree, age, 
race, or position
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hackcodeofconduct.org
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hackdaymanifesto.com
mlh.io
RUN YOUR OWN?
API == BUSINESS CARD
FLAUNT YOUR OFFICE
WHY AT PAYPAL?
ADD SOME CLASS
WE BEST LEARN IN SILENCE
TRACK AND MEASURE
LIVE BY THE CODE
SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
THANK YOU 
Cristiano Betta 
@cbetta

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