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1. * Collect massive data set.

2. Build an API.

3. Make mobile application that 'uses' API to do something cool.

4. Judges think API/Data set are inherent properties of your app.

4. Profit.

* Optional. You could just make an API that does something cool way before hackathon.

(That is my understanding of what happened with that event and it is most likely inaccurate.)




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