introducing hackrbackr - crowd-sourced mentoring
DESCRIPTION
HackrBackr is a non-profit private invite-only organisation that aims to bring hackers and backers together to help each other through a gamified incubation and mentorship process - http://hackrbackr.org/TRANSCRIPT
Who, what and where is the next BIG thing…?
SUCCESS STARTS WITH STRUCTURE
PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE US4FOUNDING
WE SHARE KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
WE’RE ALWAYS TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING
THERE ARE NO SPECTATORS AT HACKRBACKR
IF IN DOUBT – SHARE YOUR CONCERNS
WhyTry?WHAT WE’VE LEARNED
IDEAS ARE A DIME A DOZEN
It takes more than an idea
EXPERIENCE WITHOUT APPLICATION REMAINS ISOLATED
and more than experience
MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU RELATIONSHIPS
or even just money…
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Its about building networks!
How can HackrBackr help…?
Working in tandem as opposed to working individually gives
each member a better chance that their ventures will succeed
Our Basic Foundation
Hackrs Backrs
People with ideas who need help developing ideas
Team with products who need help reaching market
Professionals with time and experience to share
Investors and sponsors with money and interest
The Journey1 1MILESTONE 1 - INTRODUCTIONS
Both Hackrs and Backrs will be required to give a two minute
presentation to the group
TEAMBUILDING
The JourneyMILESTONE 2 – INITIAL PLEDGES
Hackrs and Backrs will need to validate each others ideas and
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TEAMBUILDING
The JourneyMILESTONE 3 – Q&A PANELS
Teams will compete in a round of 10 minute presentations and a 10
minute Q&A panel session
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The JourneyMILESTONE 4 – RENEW PLEDGES
By this point, Hackrs and Backrs will be expected to have given or
received 3 pledges
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TEAMBUILDING
-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 5 – TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Hackrs and Backrs will arrive at this milestone when a cohesive long-term team is formed. This team will then help bring the idea or product to market and will have
needed to have given or received 5 pledges
The Journey
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-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 6 – PROTOTYPE WEEKEND
To accelerate the development of an idea or product, HackrBackr will help initiate and execute rapid-
prototyping hack-weekends where the community of developers and mentors can assist and learn
The Journey
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-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 7 – BETA LAUNCH
Private demonstrations of MVP and detailed business plans will be developed by the teams and then
presented to the community for crucial group feedback
The Journey
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-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 8 – BINDING AGREEMENTS
A binding agreement between different groups of Hackrs and Backrs, where qualified members should have by now given or received 7 pledges from the community
The Journey
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-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 9 – INVESTOR PLEDGES
You will now need to secure funding!
The Journey
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-- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT –
MILESTONE 10 – PUBLIC LAUNCH
…and if sparks fly before this point,we will have proven crowd-sourced mentoring works!
The Journey
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3MoreTHINGS (TO CLARIFY)
PLEDGES REPRESENT TRANSPARENCY
How do pledges work…?
Pledges merely represent a publicly announced agreement
made between Hackrs & Backrs
The agreement can be anything, where the only thing making it a pledge is it being public and that it can also be attached to goals
OnlineProfilesPRIVATE – MEMBERS ONLY – TRACK PROGRESS
PROVIDES A PLACE FOR TRANSPARENCY TO RESIDE
TRANSPARENCY PROVIDES ACCOUNTABILITY
CROWD-SOURCED MENTORING
Web : http://hackrbackr.org
Twitter : @hackrbackr
HackrBackr