> where a completely clean start was made at the Hackathon? Most of the really impressive hackathon projects aren't created from scratch. The implementation of

> where a completely clean start was made at the Hackathon? Most of the really impressive hackathon projects aren't created from scratch. The implementation of code might happen during allotted time but the team, idea, design, and even implementation details have already been thought out ahead of time. Other times, the projects are simply a proof of concept of how things "will work once built". The data used is static but made to appear dynamic in the demos. Yes, there are times were really impressive things are built by talented people but this is not the norm.