Case Study — RTIH · Andhra Pradesh Government
They ran hackathons
on Google Forms.
We fixed that.
A purpose-built platform for the Andhra Pradesh government — from chaotic spreadsheets to a fully structured hackathon engine used by officials every single day.
The Chaos
A state government was running innovation programs the same way your college ran event sign-ups.
Forms
Hackathons meant to discover Andhra Pradesh's best startup talent — run on Google Forms. Data lost. Founders forgotten. Nobody knew what was going on.
The Real Problem
They came to us thinking they needed a better form.
They didn't.
They needed someone to understand
how a government actually operates.
What was actually broken
No structured way to create or track a hackathon from start to finish
Startup and founder data scattered across inboxes and sheets — or simply gone
No hierarchy — junior officials, reviewers, and the chairman all had zero shared view
Announcing winners and disbursing funds was a manual, error-prone nightmare
More forms wouldn't fix a broken process.
Our Approach
We mapped the process
before writing a line of code.
We sat with the team, traced the entire lifecycle of a hackathon — from creation to fund disbursement — and designed a platform around their actual hierarchy, not some imaginary one.
Mapped the full hackathon lifecycle
From creation and application intake, through judging and shortlisting, to announcing winners and managing startup funds.
Designed around the government hierarchy
Role-based access for officials at every level — coordinating staff, reviewers, department heads, and the chairman — each with the right view and the right controls.
Made everything logged and visible
Every action, every submission, every status change — fully auditable. The chairman can see the entire state of every hackathon at a glance.
Built startup and founder data as a first-class record
No more lost submissions. Every startup profile, every founder detail, every application — stored, searchable, and permanent.
Streamlined winner announcements and fund management
What used to be a manual back-and-forth across emails and sheets — now a few clicks inside the platform.
The Result
Same goal.
Same people.
Completely different execution.
The Uncomfortable Truth
"Most internal tools fail not because of bad technology — but because they were built without understanding who actually uses them and how."
A platform is only as good as its fit with the people using it. Government processes have real hierarchy, real accountability, and real stakes. We respected that.
Map the process.
Respect the hierarchy.
Build for real users.
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