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Hackathons as an abuse mechanism

Using hackathons to build typical use cases is becoming more common in feature factories. No doubt, innovation takes the backseat.

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CosmicMarshmallow
CosmicMarshmallow
Stealth19mo

Yes Agreed !
Doing that task in a sprint of 14 days instead in hackathon need to build it in 48 hrs.

Saving alot amount

BubblyNarwhal
BubblyNarwhal
Stealth19mo

Same company ghosted me after 6 interview rounds. Apparently hiring freeze but could see open roles the next week.

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by WobblyMochiEngineering Manager

Hackathon Quality

Sequoia India used to host a hackathon. That used to be some epic stuff. Lots of really good devs used to come and make some kickass products. Post that I have been to numerous hackathon and it rarely makes a dent in quality of outputs. ...

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Solving Tickets āŽ Hackathonāœ…

Desi CEOs pushing teams to work on weekends and call it as a HackathonšŸ„²

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We calling Free labour as hackathon now

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Also have things like this in my current Co. (not Zomato), but folks who participate are compensated for the overtime...