> The whole idea of a hackathon is to see what teams can come up with on the spot. Full stop. That's it. Hackathon's with prizes are their own beast, and hav

> The whole idea of a hackathon is to see what teams can come up with on the spot. Full stop. That's it. Hackathon's with prizes are their own beast, and have their own rules. But hackathons themselves are purely about seeing what you can do. I hate the idea of turning Hackathons into something that destroys that fundamental piece, and money does that.