This is great advice for participants in the budding northeast hackathon scene. I've never done a startup, but from what I can gather, doing a hackathon isn't t

This is great advice for participants in the budding northeast hackathon scene. I've never done a startup, but from what I can gather, doing a hackathon isn't that far off. You code furiously and you try to win. You pivot if it's not working out. You make awesome shit, and fast. Hackathons are just a bit a shorter. I figure if I can win a hackathon, I'd a) be better prepared to win in startupland, and b) get noticed by the people who pull the strings. So far, it's working out well, and I'd recommend any budding programmer (read: student) to go to as many hackathons as possible.