Ask HN: Hackathon at Launch?

Re:Ask HN: Hackathon at Launch? by jasonmcalacanis on Saturday February 19, 2011 @10:51PM (#2240933)

Maybe we can put the best three on stage? Angel invest in them?

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Re:Ask HN: Hackathon at Launch? by il on Saturday February 19, 2011 @11:08PM (#2240963)

I was going to write something snarky about the bubble here, but after thinking about it, a half baked product of an all night hackathon getting angel investment is par for the course.

Definitely put the top ones on stage in front of investors, and, if you can, give every participant some kind of freebie(free pass to the conference?).

The people who participate in hackathons are exactly who you want to be putting in front of investors as much as possible.

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Re:Ask HN: Hackathon at Launch? by jasonmcalacanis on Saturday February 19, 2011 @11:11PM (#2240976)

Yeah, a free pass wouldn't be a problem for some folks. we already gave 50 developers on HN free tickets, and Mahalo's 20 developers are coming. :-)

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Re:Ask HN: Hackathon at Launch? by keesj on Sunday February 20, 2011 @01:41AM (#2241242)

Would be fun, although if I hacked a project together I wouldn't have much time to continue with it after the conference (I'm a founder already).

Perhaps have people choose between investment or lunch with you or one of the judges.

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