README.md

Welcome to the Training for the Imagine Cup Competition!

Microsoft believes the next great thing could come from anyone, at any time. Now in its 20th year with nearly 2 million past competitors worldwide, Imagine Cup is Microsoft’s global technology and innovation competition for students. With the goal of empowering every student on the planet to achieve more, young developers are invited to submit their original technology solutions utilizing Microsoft Azure for a chance to win cash, prizes, mentoring and more.

Learn more about the Imagine Cup Competition at the Imagine Cup Website! This training content is aimed at students who will participate in the Imagine Cup Competition, or any other Hackathon-type competition.

Microsoft Team members have come together to develop this training, and they are excited to share it with you!

Thank You to Our Authors: Chloe Condon, Jalen McGee, Pablo Veramendi, Jen Looper, Sarah Guthals, Ryan Mendenhall, the Microsoft Garage Team, and Chris Noring.

Lessons

Lesson Number	Topic	Section	Author
01	Welcome from the Global Imagine Cup Director	Imagine Cup Introduction	Pablo Veramendi
02	Past Winner Stories	Imagine Cup Introduction	Pablo Veramendi
03	Strategies for Choosing Teammates	Building a Great Team	The Microsoft Garage Team
04	The importance of Diversity & Inclusion	Building a Great Team	Pablo Veramendi & Jalen McGee
05	Collaboration Tools For Your Team	Building a Great Team	Jalen McGee
06	How to identify problems	Generating project ideas	Chloe Condon
07	Talking to potential customers	Generating project ideas	Chloe Condon
08	Vetting your project ideas	Generating project ideas	Chloe Condon
09	Building your first prototype	Building a Prototype / MVP	Chris Noring
10	Getting prototype feedback	Building a Prototype / MVP	Chris Noring
11	Iterating on your prototype	Building a Prototype / MVP	Chris Noring
12	Azure for Students	Integrating Azure into your project	Ryan Mendenhall
13	Azure 101	Integrating Azure into your project	Sarah Guthals
14	An Introduction to Web & Mobile Apps	Integrating Azure into your project	Jen Looper
15	How to communicate your idea	How to create a successful pitch	Chloe Condon
16	Pitching as a team	How to create a successful pitch	Chloe Condon
17	Pitch Deck Tips	How to create a successful pitch	Chloe Condon
18	Scaling your project	Taking your project to the next level	Sarah Guthals
19	Parting Advice	Taking your project to the next level	Pablo Veramendi

Further Prep

For further preparation for any hackathons or competitions, we recommend Microsoft Learn.

Offline access

You can run this documentation offline by using Docsify. Fork this repo, install Docsify on your local machine, then in the root folder of this repo, type docsify serve. The website will be served on port 3000 on your localhost: localhost:3000.

👉 Get started with Section 1 here!