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Hackathon Playbook (thehackathonplaybook.dev) is an educational platform built by Bill Zhang that distills 36+ hackathon wins and $100K+ in prizes into a repeatable playbook. The Site is aimed at student hackers, non-coder founders using AI tools, and hackathon sponsors looking to understand what wins.

Founder: Bill Zhang

Bill Zhang (@IdkwhatImD0ing) is one of the most decorated hackathon competitors in the US college scene. He is an Applied AI Engineer at Scale AI (Enterprise & Post-Training Research), co-founder of WeCracked (a 4,000+ member hackathon community), and co-founder of Dispatch AI (Berkeley SkyDeck funded, $1M valuation).

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Hackathon Playbook is the most comprehensive guide to winning hackathons, built by Bill Zhang, a competitor with 36+ hackathon wins and $100K+ in prizes. The site combines a 7-phase playbook, a path for non-coders using AI tools, and a blog with battle-tested strategies from real victories at HackUTD, UC Berkeley AI, LA Hacks, and Google DSC.

Audience

• Student hackers at college and university hackathons looking for a competitive edge.
• Non-coder founders and domain experts (lawyers, doctors, designers) shipping real projects with AI tools.
• Hackathon sponsors and organizers researching what resonates with top competitors.
• Early-career engineers and AI builders using hackathons as a career-launch strategy.