Creating business value from online hackathons

The coronavirus has taught a good lesson to those who carp about online hackathons by showing their potential in terms of the increasing number of events and resulting pandemic solutions. Student entrepreneurs could derive business value for an idea by leveraging the two biggest opportunities provided by online hackathons: the diversity of the crowd of participants and virtual spatial proximity with attendees. This article is aimed at student entrepreneurs to help them undertake start-up activities, turning these benefits into validated learning and long-term networking.