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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>

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>

Best Use of Hedera

Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!<br><ul> <li>Build a decentralized application on Hedera using our JavaScript SDK.<br> </li> <li>Build applications that never sleep using EVM compatible smart contract service.<br> </li> <li>Say goodbye to cumbersome databases and hello to seamless scalability of Hedera Consensus Service. With no need for writing your own APIs your data is securely stored and easily retrieved.<br> </li> </ul><br>

Best Use of Flow

Flow is a public, decentralized, layer-one blockchain designed for creating limitless Web3 apps for mainstream adoption. Flow empowers hackers like you to build decentralized applications and share them with the world. Write safe and readable smart contracts with Cadence and explore the potential of composable, on-chain logic. With <a href="https://mlh.link/flow-sdk" target="_blank">SDKs</a> in multiple languages like Javascript, Go, Kotlin, Python, Swift, Unity, you can jump in and <a href="https://mlh.link/flow-gettingstarted" target="_blank">start your hack using Flow</a> this weekend for a chance to win $200 USD worth of FLOW token for each member of your team! <br><br>

Most Innovative Startup Idea

<p>Most Innovative Startup Idea<br></p><p>Imagine having the tools, resources, and support you need to turn your idea into reality. With the<a href="https://goo.gle/mlh" target="_blank"> Google for Startups Cloud Program, </a>you can harness the power of the Google Cloud Platform to supercharge your startup and scale your project faster than ever. <br></p><br><ol> <li><p>Come up with your next big idea and form a team around it.<br></p></li> <li><p>Purchase a domain and create an email forward i.e. setup <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> to forward to your personal email.<br></p></li> </ol><ol> <li><p>If you do not yet have a Google Cloud Console account,<a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial?redirectPath=https://cloud.google.com/startup/apply" target="_blank"> sign up</a> using your @business.com email address. <br></p></li> <li><p>Apply <a href="http://goo.gle/mlh" target="_blank">here</a> using the same email in Step 3 or apply by visiting goo.gle/mlh<br></p></li> </ol><br><p>Do these three things, and you can get up to $2,000 USD in cloud credits over 2 years, technical training, business support, and Google-wide offers!  On top of that, the team with the most innovative idea will win a Google Branded Backpack. <br></p><br>

Best Use of Kintone

Still not sure what backend to use in your hack? <a href="https://hackp.ac/kintone" target="_blank">Kintone</a> is a low-code web database that lets you set up your backend in minutes. It's beginner friendly, allowing you to customize your Kintone app using nothing but JavaScript and HTML. Your team can snag a FREE microcontroller by <a href="https://hackp.ac/kintone-developer-license" target="_blank">signing up for Kintone</a> and visiting the MLH table, and if you <a href="https://hackp.ac/kintone-hackathon-idea" target="_blank">use Kintone in your hackathon project</a>, you'll have a chance to win a breadboard IoT kit to power up the hardware hacking for each member of your team!<br>