I rallied together and went with about 25 Michigan Hackers to PennApps this past year....what an amazing experience.
Many of the students had never built anything outside of class and almost all of them left the event feeling inspired beyond belief; one of the first-time teams won an award and has since turned their hack into a full-fledged startup here at the TechArb in Ann Arbor!
Great post - will definitely take this into account when planning the hackathons here at Michigan!
I'm loving what you Michigan guys are doing; met you guys at PennApps and HackNY. Great work at both hackathons. Which hack from PennApps are they turning into a full-fledged startup?
Please write a blog post. I saw some Michigan hackers at hackNY as well and would love to hear more about the Michigan hackathon tour and where it's taking you guys.
Many of the students had never built anything outside of class and almost all of them left the event feeling inspired beyond belief; one of the first-time teams won an award and has since turned their hack into a full-fledged startup here at the TechArb in Ann Arbor!
Great post - will definitely take this into account when planning the hackathons here at Michigan!