Hack the North

Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!<br><br>Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form! <br>

Best Domain Name from Domain.com

Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win an awesome Domain.com branded prize for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!<br>

Most Creative Use of GitHub

GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events &amp; learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!<br><br>

Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!<br>

Best Use of CockroachDB

Hootsuite API Prize

Ubisoft Hackers NEST API Challenge

Best use of Voiceflow

Microsoft's Best use of Cloud for Social Good

Hype Labs presents: the Big dApp Energy prize

Supercharge your Apps with EdgeML using Rune

Coda: A Doc is What you Make of It

Hack the North 2021 Finalists

The finalists of Hack the North 2021! Judging Type: Live Demos on Discord

Best Entrepreneurship Hack, presented by Contrary

This prize is for the project with the best business viability, and could potentially turn into a real-world company. Projects submitted should tackle real-world problems and have clear value that could make it a good business. To qualify, you must include a section in your Devpost submission titled "Business Viability" where you explain why your hack might make a good business. Prize: $100 cash prize + 30 minute coffee chat with an investor from Contrary Capital Judging Type: Devpost Submissions + live judging for the top 10 finalists