We’ve hosted more than 6,000 hackathons — here’s what we learned

Picture a hackathon. Likely you’re imagining images similar to those that come up when you search “hackathon” on Google Images: rows and rows of developers seated at tables in a hotel conference room, head down (ample sodas and snacks at hand), racing to write as much code as possible over 72 hours. Less than a decade ago, this idea of hackathons was accurate, but in 2021 much about these events has changed. Hackathons have significantly evolved since the inaugural one in 1999