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> Why can’t I work on an existing project? Man I'd love to join a hackathon where you are encouraged to work on your personal projects, and you get to share it
by john2x 12y ago
> Why can’t I work on an existing project?
Man I'd love to join a hackathon where you are encouraged to work on your personal projects, and you get to share it with other attendees, and they get to share theirs with you, and hopefully someone finds your project interesting and then it's not a 1 man project anymore or vice versa.
Most (if not all) hackathons in my country are sponsored by companies to try out their new api's, gather potential hires under one roof, or for investors/business people trying to find developers/co-founders.
- zatkin 12y ago> Most (if not all) hackathons in my country are sponsored by companies to try out their new api's, gather potential hires under one roof, or for investors/business people trying to find developers/co-founders. This accurately describes every hackathon I've been to in San Francisco. (Facebook, Heroku, RackSpace...)
- greghendershott 12y agoHopefully I'm being Captain Obvious, but: Using hackathons as a hiring tactic doesn't seem like a very smart idea, given how self-evidently discriminatory it is on the axes the OP describes.
- toothbrush 12y ago>Using hackathons as a hiring tactic doesn't seem like a very smart idea, given how self-evidently discriminatory it is on the axes the OP describes. Assuming that this is a problem for the companies in question. Personally, i agree with you: there ought to be Less Discrimination. I'm just wondering if a stereotypical SV outfit worries much about that.
- tomjen3 12y agoYou know you could run your own. They don't have to be big, all you need is place to stay, heat some food, an internet connection, some chairs and tables + some other room to put a bunch of blankets and sleeping bags.
- john2x 12y agoYeah I'm gonna bring it up next time I attend a meetup. :) Hopefully I'll find out something like it already happens and I just wasn't aware!