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A success of a hackathon isn't determined by participation rate but by the number of prototypes your usual roadmap wouldn't have produced. These pitchathons an

• sbarre 5y ago
  Hey! Thanks for telling me what my hackathon should and should not be. Ultimately we do them as team building exercises, and so _our_ measure of success is about team engagement, participation and the enjoyment of the participants. Certain ideas absolutely inspire further work on our real roadmaps but that's never the goal. And so on our metrics, they are a success. But thanks for the feedback.
  • mohanmcgeek 5y ago
    I'm not why you're turning combatative. I was pointing what _a_ hackathon should be as the rest of the comment section is discussing. You definitely should continue to measure what you like at your "hackathon"
    • sbarre 5y ago
      You presented your _opinion_ as fact, as a direct reply to my message, and so I took it in that context, that it was about our hackathons. Also then putting hackathon in quotes in your response, implying it's not a real hackathon somehow (again in your opinion), certainly doesn't help your case. And so this all certainly comes across as a bit of a know-it-all attitude, if you're actually looking for constructive feedback on how to participate in discussions.
      • mohanmcgeek 5y ago
        It's not just my opinion if the rest of this post is any indication.