Hackathons — A Life-Changing Experience
Where can you feel excited, nervous, rushed, motivated, tired, passionate, and enlightened, all within 48 hours? Well, you have to be a part of a hackathon to experience these.
But the question that many have and one that I’m about to answer is why hackathons? Is it worth it?
Ever seen a superhero potion in Clash of Clans or the Super Soldier serum? Well, hackathons play that role in the life of an entrepreneur. Here are a few of the “Powers” as I like to call them, as they give wings to an infant idea in the mind and make it a reality.
Power of ‘Collaboration’:
It all starts with the huddle that the teams had in order to identify the problem statements. Developers, designers, business teams, operations teams make most of the opportunity to rub shoulders with each other. And the outcome of the problem statement pitching session may take many forms — brand new project ideas, improvements to the existing product, crossover ideas and more. The hackathon establishes two-way conversations between those that develop the technology and the people that use them. Leveraging each other’s strengths, and working on solutions collaboratively is imperative for hacking teams to stay on course.
Power of ‘Crazy Innovation’:
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
In the 48 hours, that is exactly the attitude the determined hacking teams embraces. The need to transform and innovate meaningfully against a highly competitive environment forces the teams to adopt new ways to seek change and improvements. Despite the chaotically fast and short-lived nature of a hackathon, it forces participants to focus on an issue and think about innovations with a diverse set of inputs.
The Power of ‘Speed’:
Delivering breakthrough innovation at a break-neck speed. This has never been more critical and central to driving business value; as it is in today’s world. Over 75 hackers coming up with around 20 product prototypes in 48 hours — that’s speed. There is no doubt that hackathons are the shortest route to significant outcomes that a program can take. When you talk about speed, teamwork plays a very important role. We see hackers being open about each step with the team. Making sure everyone is on the same page saves plenty of crucial time down the line.
The power to persist:
The inspiration that comes with the hackathon doesn’t just end with the hackathon. Coming out of a hackathon, the hackers are still full of adrenaline. They are super motivated to finish whatever project they are working on, the collaborative approach keeps mushrooming, and they never shy away from placing the craziest of ideas on the table. This is the most important aspect of a Hackathon.
Conclusion:
Thus Hackathons provide the perfect platform for all the young entrepreneurs to flex their creative faculties also parallelly helping new entrants to figure out and carve a niche in the technology industry. They provide a platform to ideate, pitch and implement radical solutions to real-world problems. The MNC’s and billion-dollar companies form the bulk of the Industry, but Hackathons are what keeps their hearts beating.
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