Hey!

Can this be made remote? It'd help us non Americans/American non Californians to apply.

From the application page :-

Important note: This is an application, not a signup form. We have an application instead of a first-come, first-served signup because it helps guarantee a diverse group of participants and that matters a lot to us.

It seems counter intuitive to base this in Mountain View if you care about diversity. Non American Hackers, Americans who aren't in California get disqualified immediately.

What is judging based on?

Is revenue a factor? Because if so, I’d argue not spending the two days building something.

Is this for building a startup investors will want to invest in or to make something interesting? I.e., is it basically a YC application in another form? There are many interesting things that are worth hacking on but not appropriate for venture capital-funded startups.

If you're on the fence, I would apply!

I went last year — didn't have an idea to work on nor anyone to work with.

Met some awesome people I still hang out with, hacked on some cool stuff, and later applied late to W19 with one of them (we got an interview).

Highly recommend.

“This hackathon is for projects you're just starting.”

From the more details page after you click through the link

Anyone looking for some help?