Los Altos Hacks VIII

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains an assortment of awesome swag along with a tote for easy transport.<br>

Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity

At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member! <br>

Best Use of Starknet

Starknet is redefining the very notion of Web3 by tackling one of the most intimidating technical challenges in the industry - scaling a blockchain while maintaining its security and decentralization.<br><br>Starknet was the first general purpose ZK-Rollup service on Ethereum in Feb. 2022, and has proved its potential to be a market leader. Essentially, it increases the processing speed, while reducing the cost of operating on the Ethereum blockchain.<br><br>As a result, we are seeing a variety of “traditional” tech businesses - payments / social media / AI / online gaming - now being integrated with blockchains using our technology. <br><br>Moreover, the Starknet community is a growing pool of global talent - from feisty college students to some of the most illustrious PhDs in the world.<br><br>Wanna be a part of this growing community? Let’s get you started!<br><ul> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://book.starknet.io/">https://book.starknet.io/</a><br> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://book.dojoengine.org/">https://book.dojoengine.org/</a><br> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gizatech.xyz/">https://www.gizatech.xyz/</a><br> </li> </ul>

Most Creative Adobe Express Add-On

<a href="https://mlh.link/adobe-xp" target="_blank">Adobe Express</a> is an AI-first, all-in-one content creation app that makes it fast, easy and fun to design and share videos, images, PDFs, flyers, TikToks, logos and more. Best of all, it’s free to get started. <br><br><a href="https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-addons" target="_blank">Add-ons in Adobe Express</a> are simply extensions and integrations that are built upon very powerful APIs. These APIs provide access to the user’s document, connections to third-party tools, and so much more. You can extend the functionality of Adobe Express using add-ons to unlock new capabilities and workflows. <a href="https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-inspo" target="_blank">Check out these add-ons</a> to see what other cool ideas developers have implemented!<br><br>For this hackathon, we want you to build a creative add-on for Adobe Express. Users are looking for add-ons that involve assets like stickers or icons, work with presentations and data visualization, and work in roles like marketing and  e-commerce. <a href="https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-tutorial" target="_blank">Build an Adobe Express add-on</a> this weekend for a chance to win a Wacom Wireless Drawing Tablet and JBL Go3 Speaker for you and each member of your team!<br><br>*You can also submit to this prize category if you have a prototype idea for an add-on or have a partially completed add-on. As long as you’ve built with Adobe Express, we want to see your hack!<br>

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

Best use of MongoDB Atlas

Best Beginner Hack

Best UI/UX

Best Mobile Hack

Most Technically Complex

Best Fun Hack

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Best Solo Hack

RapidAPI Innovation Award

Best use of Starknet

Best DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Hack sponsored by Fidelity

Fidelity Branded Wireless Charger At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!