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Previously I've posted about what is a hackathon and  why you should go to hackathons . This post is about some points that you should concern if you really want to win a hackathon. I'm going to write this as a series of posts because I might need to describe some details for each area you have to concern. So, let this be the first post of the series. There can be two types of wins. 1. Unexpected wins I'm not ashamed to say most of the wins I've had from hackathons are unexpected. Yet they are the best! because you never expect to win at all. You go to a hackathon without planning (sometimes without even knowing much about it) and you find random people as a group, develop something spontaneous. Somehow it turns out to be a great idea and a great hackathon project. And you get really awesome gifts too. 2. Well planned wins This is like training for an examination. You have to do your homework. You have to learn about the event, technology, have several conce...