If Hackbright didn't have the capability to teach skills in a short period of time, we wouldn't have jobs, wouldn't have our own working apps, and certainly wouldn't be winning any prizes at hackathons.

Before the first program was half over, these two students won 2nd place: http://www.women2.com/two-student-programmers-build-their-1s...

Another example is the ESPNW event that took place before the second program was over: http://www.twilio.com/blog/2012/11/female-hackers-represent-...