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HACKATOOLS
List of Tools you need to Survive a Hackathon and Stay Healthy
Manage your Resources : Your health, your time, the relationships with your teammates
WORK

- To organize your work alone or as a team > Notion, Trello, Slack, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs
- To Keep the deadline in mind setup a countdown timer > Timerπ§Stay Hydrated FOCUS

- To keep focused and avoid procrastination > Focusmate, Spotify, Focus@Will, Generative.fm
- To avoid distractions > Fb News Eradicator
- To stay healthy > Teeny Breaks, chrome extensionRESEARCH

- Market demand | To find pain points, people's needs, market demand, and better understand the psychology behind it > AnswerThePublic, Reddit, Amazon (read 3β
reviews), Fb groups, Craigslist, Meetup.com (what do people meet to talk about?), EventBrite (what do people pay for), local sites like 'Le Bon Coin' (fr)
- Study your competition | Semrush, Ahrefs, Buzzsumo
- Surveys | To collect data > Paperform, Typeform, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms
- Inspiration (Landing Pages) | To browse a curated collection of beautiful websites > One Page Love, Webframe
- Inspiration (Design) | To browse a library of visuals and simple ideas for inspiration > One Page Love, Dribbble
- Inspiration (Product) | To browse a library of products for inspiration > ProductHunt, IndieHackers
- Interviews | To organize interviews with prospects > BookMe, Calendly, Doodle
- Interviews (tools) | To talk remotely to prospects > 24sessions, Zoom, Skype, Facebook Messenger
- Screen recording | To visually communicate about the project with users/prospects. Do not tell, show > Loom, Cloudapp πΊπ»π MOVE YOUR BODY. Stand up every hourCOLLECT DATA&BUILD

- To collect more feedback and build an MVP | Carrd, Paperform, Mailchimp, Zapier, Custom html/js/css, Wordpress (use Pods framework that appears in this list of recommended plugins)
- To collect feedback from visitors | Drift, Crisp, Chatlio (chat with visitors directly from Slack), VideoAsk
- To collect payments | Stripe, Paypal
- To collect and display data | Airtable with Google Sheets (through Zapier)
- To code | Atom, Visual Studio Code, Brackets, SublimeText, BBEdit, Vim, etc...π¦ Look at something 20 meters away every 20 minutesBRANDING

- Research | To find a good domain name > NameMesh, Namelix, Wordoid, Panabee, BrandBucket, Namestation, NameChk, LeanDomainSearch
- Setup | To buy your domain name > Namecheap, Gandi
- Photos | To access high quality royalty-free photos >Pixelmob (aggregator), Unsplash, Pexels, PicJumbo, LandingStock
- Photos | To create photos that look realistic for your landing pages > Photo creator by icons8
- Videos | To use free of charge > Mixkit, Pexels Videos
- Visuals | To create visuals quickly (social networks) > Canva, Stencil, DesignBold
- Illustrations | To illustrate landing pages > DrawKit, Undraw, Humaaans, Gallery@ManyPixels, Ouch, Absurd Design (Absurd illustrations that makes sense)
- Videos | To create quick videos > Rocketium
- Videos | To host video content > Youtube, Wistia, Vimeo
- Icons | To find beautiful icons > The Noun Project, Streamline Icons
- Mockups | To create engaging video mockups βΊ Live Mockups, Design Camera (Animated 3D Mockup), Mock
- Tools | To resize images βΊ Squoosh, To remove the background of any image 100% automatically βΊ Remove.bg
π LET YOUR MIND WANDER. Daydreaming is good for your creativity.CONTENT

- Getting Ideas | UberSuggest (keyword suggestion tool)
- Write | To write content in markdown with a distraction-free/zen mode > iA Writer / Ulysses / Byword
- Host | To host documents provided to visitors/users/customers > Dropbox, Google Drive, Cloudapp
- Attract | To create lead magnets fast and pack information into a format that is easily shareable > Beacon, Designrr
- Deliver | To create personalised client sections when needed (higher tiers) > Client PortalBUILD RELATIONSHIPS- Live chat | To talk with visitors, learn more about them, guide them > Drift / Crisp / Zopim
- Personalisation > Bonjoro to welcome first users personally (that'd be great!)
- Notification > Beamer to display quick updates and notifications on a sidebar AND have a quick blog ready / Good to tell visitors about the latest updatesβοΈ Get Some SunlightPROMOTE ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

- To spread content on multiple channels on Autopilot | Buffer / Swello / Socialbee
- To build contests and engineer virality | Viral LoopsANALYTICS- To analyse traffic and visitors' behavior on site | Google Analytics / Sumoπ€ͺ Get Off Your Computer and do something funPITCH
- To practice explaining the Core value of your product | Keynote, Google Slides, Slidebean, DecksetDon't forget to export to PDF before the presentation. You need something that works even offline, not fancy animations.ITERATE & BUILD

- Plan | To collect feedback and organise the next steps ("Should you Build it?") > Trello, OpenVoyce
Take Care of yourself ππΌ and Enjoy the Journey ππ»
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