Isn't this kind of the point of hackathons? It has nothing to do with gaining customers. Who even asked thought that it did? Hackathons, from my understanding,

Isn't this kind of the point of hackathons? It has nothing to do with gaining customers. Who even asked thought that it did? Hackathons, from my understanding, have always been about developers getting together to improve their skills. Also I'm not sure how much value a PM would get out or give to a hackathon.