HOW?
It all begins with an idea.
Maybe you know what you want to create, maybe you don’t. Don’t worry! The setup facilitates the process.
Firstly we will announce the teams of two - which in general will be the roomies. Secondly the team-of-two needs to decide on a tech focus area from the predefined list below. Once an item is selected from the list it is no longer available for other teams to chose. A first-come-first-served approach will used that will be decided by a small game at the brief.
After tech focus area is selected, each team-of-two will be paired with another team-of-two to create the full team - the team-of-four. Each team-of-four shall now together decide on what to create with some inspirational help from the Product Concept list. This will create their project goal, and they can start exploring & developing it further in the teams-of-four.
Teams
Each project team consist of 4 people (or two teams-of-two) where two tech areas are represented - and don’t forget to decide on a team name.
Hackathon
It’s a 24-hour hackathon where you - a team of 4 devs will try to co-create something. And remember - it’s not about presenting the most awesome stuff - its about presenting the insights and learnings you’ve had in regards to your chosen tech focus back to the group.
TECH FOCUS AREAS
1. CMSs:
- Hubspot CMS (SaaS)
- Dato CMS (SaaS)
- StoryBlok CMS (SaaS)
- Contentful CMS (SaaS)
- Hygraph CMS (SaaS)
- React Bricks (SaaS)
- Payload CMS (SaaS)
- Prismic CMS (SaaS)
- Directus CMS (SaaS/Open source)
- Strapi CMS (Open source)
- Silverstripe CMS (Open source)
- Drupal CMS (Open source)
- Sanity CMS (SaaS)
- Contentstack CMS (SaaS)
or choose your own
2. Cloud Platforms:
- Azure
- AWS Cloud
- Google Cloud
- Netlify
- Vercel
- Voice (Alexa/Google etc)
- Firebase
or choose your own
3. Infrastructure & Devops
- Functional programming
- Security & Authentication
- Serverless
- Microservices
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GraphQL
or choose your own
4. Emerging tech:
- Blockchain & Web 3.0
- IoT
- VR/AR/XR aka "Spatial Computing"
- Edge Computing
or choose your own
5. AI & Machine learning:
- Language (ChatGPT)
- GPT Store
- Imaging (DALLE)
- Content (Copy.ai)
- Calculations (Wolfram Alpha)
- Infrastructure (Google cloud AI)
- AI Marketing Tool (Phrasee, Semrush etc)
or choose your own
6. E-com stack platforms:
- Centra
- Shopify
- Geins
- BigCommerce
- Inriver PIM
- NOSTO
- Magento
- Squarespace Commerce
- Vue Storefront (e-com)
- React Storefront (e-com)
- Snipcart (e-com)
- MedusaJS
or choose your own
7. Third party systems:
- Search (Algolia etc)
- Matomo
- Kissmetrics
- Databox (KPI dashboard)
or choose your own
8. Integrations & Low Code:
- Zapier
- Integromat
- Make
- Retool
- Wavemaker
- System/service integrations
- Webflow
- Wordpress
- Builder io
or choose your own
9. QA & CI:
- Rainforest
- Applitools
- Cypress
- Selenium
- Autify
- Buddy.works
- Bitbucket pipelines
- Browserstack platform
- Best practises in 2024+?
- GDPR & Compliance
or choose your own
10. Frontends & HTML/CSS:
- Angular
- Gatsby
- Svelte
- Astro Build
- Qwik JS
- Solid JS
- Refine JS
- Accessibility & Semantic web
- Microformats & Structured data
- Tailwind CSS
- Advanced 3D graphics
- Next frontiers of HTML, what's bleeding edge?
or choose your own
11. Backend Systems:
- Silverstripe Framework
- Sylius e-commerce
- Laravel & Nova
- Symphony
or choose your own
12. Languages:
- Rust
- Python
- R
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Go
or choose your own
13. Martech systems:
- SEO services/platforms (Semrush, ahrefs etc)
- Marketing performance (funnel.io, GA4)
- Personalization services (Hubspot Marketing hub, proof etc)
- Email automation services (mailchimp, mailgun etc)
- DAM - Digital asset management (dash, cloudinary etc)
- Digital events platform (gather, hivebrite, hopin etc)
- B2B Leads & Marketing (Albacross, qualifier.io, hubspot etc)
or choose your own
14. iOS & Android:
- WatchOS
- Dual screen devices
- AR
- Phone/Tablets
- Auto/ Automotive/ CarPlay
- TV
- IoT
- Accessibility
- Developer helper tools
or choose your own
Choose what you want to dive deeper into. Choose wisely. Choose from curiosity, not expertise. What would you think would be interesting to explore?
Product Concepts
The concepts are presented for inspirational purposes only. See if you find something that triggers your creativity.
Lifestyle
Shopping, cinema, finding activities, bachelor parties, fashion, make-up, shopping lists, zodiac signs, etc
Kids
Edutainment, learning to write/count/..., learn your family tree, stories & reading etcMagazines & Newspapers
Positive only news, news from selected countries, shopping as a magazine, create own magazine etcMedical
Be your own doctor - diagnose yourself, support with illness, recommended medics/hospitals etcMusic
Create you own music, play with notes, Spotify 2.0, DJ/automixing, personalized radio, free music etcNavigation
Find your most apprecieated locations, traffic support system, geo-caching 2.0, theme your map, star map etcPhoto & Video
Perfect profile pictures, integrate with all photo/video sources, create a snap filter, photo/video generatorProductivity
"Find the right tool" app, IDE snippets/helpers, accelerators for different systems, boilerplates for code/sheets/presentations etc
Business
Decision system, KPI dashboards, system mashups, e-com site/app, job matching, employee app, etc
Developer accelerators
Helper modules, startkits (boilerplates), integration services for different systems, GraphQL exposer etcEducation
YouTube as education, Translate app, question software (like kahoot), calculator of the future etcEntertainment
Game, video service, YouTube karaoke, dj-software, movie/series recommendations, joke generator etcFinance
Spredsheets, stock overviews & analytics, home finance, savings, banking & loans etcFood & Drink
Drunk calculator, barmixing, recipies, restaurant picker, taste reviews, driveout service, foodie helper etcGraphics & Design
Figma extension, product renderer, website in 3d, design generator, design decision support etcHealth & Fitness
Manage calories, training helper, diet support, health analysis etc
Communication
Calendar app/extension, Slack bot, text & phrasing helper, reminders, read faster etc
Social Networking
Dating, multi post to many, integration accelarators, messaging app for kids etcSports
Sport news, betting decision support, personalization of sports news, create a sport etcTravel
Find your perfect destination, social travel log book, compare prices, closest must-se landmark etcUtilities
Calculator, VPN, speed test, QR-scanner, WiFi-analyzer, benchmark & test system etcWeather
Sun hours analyzer, long time reports, aggregated weather probabilities, weather & map mashup etcOffice tool
What do we miss at the office? Conference room que time (currently you need to book X days ahead to be sure to get your room), ARC-wide caller ID for your phone etc