It’s been a long night at the Pier 36, also known as Basketball City. But this time, you couldn’t see hoops. Instead, the building hosted a very special competition — the Disrupt NY Hackathon.
Around 750 engineers and designers got together to come up with something cool, something neat, something awesome. The only condition was that they only had 24 hours to work on their projects. Some of them were participating in our event for the first time, while others were regulars.
We could all feel the excitement in the air when the 89 teams took the stage to present a short one-minute demo to impress fellow coders and our judges. But only one team could take home the grand prize and $5,000. So, without further ado, meet the Disrupt NY 2017 Hackathon winner.
Winner: reVIVE
ADHD diagnosis is very complicated and time-consuming. In addition, ADHD diagnosis is based on a variety of subjective factors and there is no definitive, quantifiable way to diagnose it. To add, treatment of the disorder can be a hassle as well, as it often involves usage of a suite of stimulants such as Adderall, all of which come equipped with side effects (such as appetite loss and depressive feelings). The team wanted to create a VR solution to this problem that can provide both a diagnostic and treatment mechanism for ADHD.
Read more about reVIVE in our separate post.
Runner-Up #1: CodeCorrect
Including a small JavaScript file in your web code to override the window.onerror browser function will reroute uncaught exceptions to a locally running node.js web server. From there, a GET request is made to StackOverflow’s API to search for questions (sorted by highest vote count) where the error message exists in the question title. The answers to each question are then extracted, and if answer content can be converted to instructions including where to make changes to the code, those changes will be made.
Read more about CodeCorrect in our separate post.
Runner-Up #2: Waste Not
Waste Not allows you to scan your groceries receipt to keep track of your food. It checks average expiration times and notifies you before your food expires. This way, you waste less food because you get alerted when your food is expire.
Tarikh Korula
Tarikh Korula has a decade of experience founding companies that ship and grow consumer technology products to the delight of millions of users. Korula was a winner at the world’s first public hackday in 2006. His most recent hack, Katch, a Hulu for mobile live streaming, grew to 1.2M organic users in twelve months. He currently leads Uncommon Labs where he advises early and mid-stage startups on growth, fundraising, and profitability. Korula is a regular contributor at TechCrunch and…