Hackathon Platform

This platform helps to connect creative minds, tech enthusiasts, and business experts to collaborate on innovative projects. Below are the key instructions to help you get started:

Instructions for Using the Platform

User Profile

Complete Your Profile: Provide brief information about yourself.

Select Your Skills: Choose from categories like Business, Tech, Design/Creative, or Challange Expert.

Mentor Profile: If you're a mentor, include a link to your LinkedIn profile.

Create an Introduction Video: Record a short video, upload it to YouTube as "Unlisted," and paste the link into your profile.

Additional Links: Share additional resources like a website in the "About Me" section.

For Idea Authors and Team Leaders

Add a New Idea/Team: Click "Add Idea/Team" to start. Only one idea or team can be added.

Provide Key Details: Choose a name for your team or idea. Briefly describe the problem your project aims to solve, and summarize the solution and its benefits. Add an image to represent your idea or project—if none is provided, a random image will be used. Indicate whether this is a new project or if work has already begun. Specify if your team is complete or if you are seeking additional members, and list the skills you are looking for. Provide detailed information about the experience and knowledge required from potential team members. We recommend creating a promotional video for your idea or project, uploading it to YouTube as "Unlisted," and sharing the link. You can also add any relevant links to online resources.

Invite Team Members: After saving your post, you can invite team members by sending them a unique invitation link. Participants who receive this link are automatically approved to join your team.

For Participants Looking to Join a Team

Explore Ideas/Teams: Browse all available options.

Join a Team: Open an idea or team that interests you, click "Join Team," and briefly explain why you want to join. You can send "Join Team" requests to multiple teams.

Receiving Requests: Idea authors can also send "Join Team" requests to participants.

Approval and Rejection of Team Members

Request Handling: Once you submit a join request, the idea author or team leader will receive an email notification.

Approval or Rejection: The team leader can approve or reject requests, and notifications will be sent via email.

Multiple Requests: If you have sent multiple requests, once one is approved, other pending requests will be automatically canceled, and the respective authors will be notified.

Unique Invitation Links: Participants invited via a unique link are automatically approved to join the team.

Leaving the Team

Member Departure: A team member can leave the team by clicking "Leave" in the Team section.

Removing Members: The team leader can remove any member by clicking "Remove" in the Team section.

Discussions

Start a Discussion: In the Discussions section, you can initiate a discussion.

Notifications: The team leader and approved members will be notified of new discussion entries.

Including Links: When adding links to a discussion, ensure you enter the full web address starting with https:// or http://.

For more information, visit www.hacktribe.co.