Most hackathon stories start with "We stayed up for 36 hours and drank 10 Red Bulls."
Mine is different. Yesterday was Day 1 of my first-ever hack...
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Thanks for coming out to the event :) Quinn's a rock star glad you were able to meet him!
Def is! Very helpful
Honestly this is so true. My first hackathon was the same — I didn’t finish anything, but the conversations helped me more than the code. I met people, learned how others think, and that gave me confidence. Hackathons are less about winning and more about showing up and being part of the community.
Exactly Bhavin! Meeting like minded people there is so interesting. And also realising how different people solve problems and the tools they use as well. I really learnt a lot
Nice! I love hackathon because you never who you will meet. I like to do Hackathon once a year. It is really fun to create a prototype with your team. You need to rest after the high stress level a few days later. It is great place to meet recruiter from a local tech meetup group also.
I agree with you on doing it once a year,😂😂 it’s not for the weak, even though I left at 8pm that screen time alone made my eyes twitch a bit. But it’s an amazing experience overall honestly
I know the feeling — I met someone people who were practically buzzing from coffee during the hackathon back in fall of 2025.
Swift the CEO and Co-Founder of MLH here. 👋 I can't tell you how happy this post made me!
Our dream when we started talking about MLH+DEV was that we could help create a virtuous cycle of hackers like you talking about the life changing magic that's happening in both communities every day and connect the dots between online and offline worlds. This is the first time I'm seeing that dream become a reality.
Welcome to the MLH community and thank you for sharing your story!
You guys joining forces is honestly the best thing ever , especially for people like me who are trying to be present in events like this and writing about them to encourage others to also participate. It’s already working and we love it here! :)
Glad you enjoyed our event Maame!
You guys did a great job💯