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by crdoconnor 4047 days ago
>"Entrepreneurs" interested in getting free dev labor for their unicorn app idea. I sign up for a hackathon to have some fun and write some code with hopefully cool people, usually for some cool or good cause. I don't come there to make a beta for some greedy MBA student.

This is the only type of hackathon I've ever seen. It's put me right off them.

Plus, the amount of work you can realistically get done in a weekend is limited.