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https://downloads.wired.com/podcasts/assets/Storyboard/Storyboard_076.mp3Hackathons: Relentless programming sessions fueled by hope and coffee. Usually days long, hackathons bring together Silicon Valley’s brightest and most sleep-deprived as they attempt to grind out software (and companies based on it). The twist? These idea-generating marathons double as competitions, and the victor with the best proposal stands a chance of nabbing fame, fortune, and immortality. Or at least a little bit of venture capital.
Wired correspondent Steven Leckart waded into the blood-stained dens of the hackathon beast and lived to tell the tale. He spent 48 hours at BeMyApp, leading a team of coders. Leckart compared the hectic, Survivor-like endurance test to an audition, “minus the casting couch.” You can find Leckart’s feature on hackathons–“The 48-Hour Startup”–in the March issue of Wired. On this episode of the Storyboard, he takes us behind the scenes—both of the hackathon and the article.
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