When Hackathon Judging Is a Public Benchmark: My Report From Hack the North
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The author shares their experience judging Hack the North, a hackathon event, and highlights the enthusiasm and passion of student participants, with commenters echoing the positive sentiment.
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mchiang
3 months ago
1 replyIt’s so much fun when you can mix passion and seeing students chat about what they want to build the most.
ausbah
3 months ago
1 replyvs a corporate hackathon where you’re suppose to somehow make something with a possible product fit while still meeting your existing deadlines
frabonacciAuthor
3 months ago
Yeah, a lot of these corporate hackathons are basically just lead gen in disguise. "Use our SaaS product, maybe we’ll give you a t-shirt." They're more about getting conversions than actually teaching anything useful to the students.
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