Two days ago I went to Mavshack’s hackaton at their headquarter. There was one thinbg that me and Mavshack had in common, hackathons were new to both of us. Oftentimes, hackathons have felt a bit intimidating for me – as you have to show off your capabilities and deliver. The fear of not contributing enough has been one of the reasons for not going to hackathons for me. I am not sure if people agree with me, but sometimes it is difficult knowing yourself and what you can do since most things we learn as students are theoretical skills.
However, I have to say that my first hackthon impression was really good. Mavshack was an unknown company to me, but it turned out to be more intruiging than I imagined. Their main business area was within movie and live stream subscriptions (similar to Netflix) for Indian and Filipino viewers, with appr. 1.2 million sold subscriptions in 2016. Another part that made the event very fun, was that all the participants were from our Business Development Lab class. We spent a couple of hours designing and developing two concepts:
– Local content based on trends (my team)
– AR advertisement strategies
My Mavshack team
By this I wanted to say that it might have been my first hackthon but I am sure it will not be my last. So even if you are hesitant like I was, just try it out 🙂
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