on taking part in hackathons.
what i picked up from doing way too many of these.
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jun 14
in long hackathons, networking with the organizers > podium outcome. prizes are nice but your network is everything.
jun 14
sleep at least two cycles a night
jun 14
on gtm hackathons, skip b2c - only go for it if you can go viral overnight / have the followers. otherwise go b2b and lean on your network.
jun 14
do something a little crazy so everyone knows your name
jun 14
on agent hackathons, game the system. find the hard constraints (like budget caps or flows the llm always fails or struggles to follow) and bake them into your agent.
jun 14
ask for more credits when you need them in exchange for feedback on their product (cognition <3).
jun 14
avoid google-organized hackathons.
jun 14
on a product hackathon you must have a "wow" moment in your demo. something that makes you stand out over everyone else.
jun 14
do enough hackathons in one city and you start seeing the same faces.
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