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"laughed" out of the venue? what? that doesn't even make sense. have you ever been to a hackathon? I've definitely had non-techie friends have a great time atte

• sparknlaunch12 14y ago
  Laughed out = not taken seriously because won't be coding, don't own a serious laptop, haven't worked in the tech industry as a developer/marketer/product developer. For people with a non startup background, who have never attended a hackathon, should they attend to learn new things, add a different perspective to a team, network? What is the general experience like?
  • jlt 14y ago
    You would find it very rewarding and insightful! We're genuinely quite friendly people, us hackers - we should make you feel welcome :) Have a beer or two with some of the guys and walk around to see what people are working on - most people will be more than happy to show you their hack!
    • sparknlaunch12 14y ago
      That sounds positive. For team events, what contributions would coders want from non coders? For example, a startup weekend planning, project management, testing, design, marketing, pitching? I assume you don't just sit around looking over peoples shoulders for two days?