Hackathon Awesomeness, Career Benefits and Culture | Sashrika Kaur | Beyond Coding Podcast #106

I’ve never heard someone talk bad about hackathons. Everyone loves it. The projects that’ve been built during hackathons have even been the start of a company, of something big. But what about hackathons make people like it so much. Is it the people, the format, the culture? Sashrika Kaur comes on to discuss all these things and more! Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Sashrika Kaur: https://linkedin.com/in/sashrika-kaur https://twitter.com/sashrikakaur OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:29 - Sashrika moving to London 00:02:37 - Friendships across the world 00:03:09 - How Sashrika got involved in Major League Hacking 00:05:51 - Innovation Days vs. hackathons 00:09:13 - People love hackathons 00:13:36 - A focus on collaboration 00:15:04 - Building things from scratch 00:18:14 - The perfect duration of a hackathon 00:20:07 - hackathon skills that translate to your career 00:23:47 - The benefit of reading code 00:25:05 - Competitiveness in developing software 00:27:01 - Personal insecurities in hackathons 00:32:21 - It's about the outcomes 00:32:57 - Good vs. great hackathons 00:37:16 - Why the term "hacker"? 00:39:57 - Optimal team sizes 00:41:49 - What do you become a hackathon coach? 00:44:04 - Why Sashrika works in big tech 00:48:23 - Balancing the workload 00:51:41 - More or less hackathons? 00:55:21 - Go to hackathons! #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with conversations that go "beyond coding" in a fireside chat format. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, communication, self-improvement and happiness. Patrick Akil and his guests share their journeys and perspectives for you to take with you and form your own. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's what every episode aims to be. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/