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Ship.Fail — GitHub for Hackathon Ideas

Draft privately. Publish publicly. Let others click Interested and form teams before a hackathon even starts. Fork ideas, iterate, and celebrate the learnings — fail fast, ship faster.

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How it works

Do one thing well: idea → publish → team up. Everything else is optional.

  1. 1

    Draft privately

    Sign in with GitHub. Add title, pitch, tags, and optional repo link.

  2. 2

    Publish & tag

    Make public with one click. Mark as Ready for Hackathon.

  3. 3

    Team up fast

    Others tap Interested, leave suggestions, or fork your idea.

Live public ideas

Fresh ideas from real hackers. Forkable. Remixable.

Ship.Fail platform MVP

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Idea registry with GitHub login, public toggle, and Interested button. Keep it tiny.

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Submit your idea

Start your first idea in under a minute

Free forever. GitHub login. Optional LinkedIn. You own your ideas.

  • • Private by default
  • • Publish when ready
  • • Tap Interested to form teams
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This is a non‑functional form for demo. Hook up GitHub OAuth + DB in your app.

For Hackathon Organizers

Use Ship.Fail to turn idea chaos into velocity. No heavy platform, no lock‑in — just a lightweight hub your hackers will love.

  • Pre‑event idea seeding: participants publish and tag ideas weeks ahead, so teams self‑assemble.
  • Focus on building: keep Ship.Fail for ideas; continue using your favorite submission/judging tool.
  • Open badges: embeddable shields for repos: Built on Ship.Fail.
  • Zero cost, zero friction: as tiny and hacker‑friendly as js.org.
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Example: Pre‑Event Flow

  1. Week −2: announce Ship.Fail link. Encourage posting/forking ideas.
  2. Week −1: enable Ready for Hackathon filter; teams form via Interested.
  3. Event day: kickoff; teams post final repo links; Ship.Fail badges added.

Optional: export CSV of public ideas for your schedule/Slack/Discord.

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No paywalls. Ideal for communities and students.

Tiny by Design

Do one thing well: manage hackathon ideas. That’s it.

Open & Friendly

GitHub login, community vibes, embeddable badges.

FAQ

No. Ship.Fail focuses only on ideas and lightweight team formation. Keep using your preferred submission/judging tools.