Mod the Future Hackathon- San Francisco

For over 10 years, AngelHack has been a leader in the innovation space; introducing hackathons, virtual competitions, accelerator programs, Meetups and developer-focused initiatives to over 100 cities around the globe.

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This year Moto released its brand new Moto Z + Moto Mods™ allowing you to transform your phone in a snap. 
Each Moto Mod is built on the new Moto Mods™ Development Kit which gets hackers and makers closer than you’ve ever been to the phone of your dreams.
Bring your great ideas to the hackathon, use the Moto Mods™ Dev kits and win amazing prizes and opportunities.
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The best part? Moto has partnered with Lenovo Capital. Build something really amazing, and you may just get the chance to get some investment. Up to $1 million.
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The Challenge: Create the most market ready Moto Mod possible. It could literally be ANYTHING. Need some ideas? Here’s the winners from our NYC event for inspiration:
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.hackathon.io/modio1" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Modio</A> - The Moto Z transforms to be able to use headphones, record line in audio, and seamlessly modify an audio stream to have EQ, filters, and other audio effects.</LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.hackathon.io/sidepad-mod" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SidePad</A> - A gamepad that’s great to use and easy to hide away. The Moto Mod for true gamers!</LI>
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Grand Prize: 
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<LI>$5,000 cash prize per Team</LI>
<LI>Invitation to pitch your mod at Moto HQ for Lenovo Capital investment</LI>
<LI>Entry into the Moto Mods Partner program</LI>
<LI>Dedicated Business Development Mentor</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Z phone per Team Member</LI>
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Second Place: 
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<LI>1 Moto Mods Development kit per Team</LI>
<LI>1 Moto Z phone per Team Member</LI>
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Wednesday
6:30-8:30 pm Moto Mods Pre-Hackathon Virtual Workshop via WebEx
Webex link, meeting number, host key and audio connection: To be provided
 
Saturday, Jan. 21
09:00 am Doors Open and Breakfast
10:00 am Opening Ceremony
11:00 am Hackathon Begins, Form Teams & Ideate
12:00 pm Lunch & MDK Technical Deep Dive
1:00 - 4:00 pm Moto Office Hours & Hardware Checkout
vet ideas, Identify solutions
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 - 10:00 pm Moto Pitch Prep Office Hours
12:00 am Midnight Snack
12:00 - 8:00 am Hack through the night
 
Sunday, Jan. 22
7:00 am Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 am Moto Pitch Prep Office Hours
12:00 pm Lunch 
1:00 pm Submission Deadline
2:00 pm Demos
3:30 pm Judge Deliberation and Happy Hour
4:00 pm Awards & Closing
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Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 25 points, with the final score being the average of the judges' scores:
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Create New Category Use Case – How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Is the mod simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less? (5 Points)
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Solves Consumer Painpoint - Does is solve a problem? (5 Points)
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Feasibility – Is the mod technically feasible and scalable? (5 Points)
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Viability – Is the mod marketable? Does commercial viability exist? Does it answer a need or demand? (5 Points)
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<LI>Execution – Have you created a working or functional prototype? (5 Points)</LI>
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