MasterCard - Masters of Code 2015

This post reflects my entire views based on my attendance of MasterCard - Masters of Code in Singapore from 28th to 29th of March 2015.

Brief Background #

• Hackathon took place at 237.io in Chinatown.
• Over 120 hackers joined the fun.
• Organized by [Angelhack](www.angelhack.com)

What I learnt from the hackathon #

1. Hackers, Hipsters & Hustlers attending the hackathon came for the prizes view more. Not all of them, but many.
   Prizes do attract talents. That’s an incentive. And this artile where hackathons don’t need prizes. Culture difference.

2. Majority of hackers are young, really young. By this, I meant they are university students. That’s fantastic!

3. But, the hackathon was somewhat imbalanced due to the fact that most hackers participating are still young. They lack exposure. Hence, most of the pitched prototypes were simply re-hashing existing startups.

4. Sponsored by big corporate from the financial services. Yet, very few prototypes aimed at solving financial challenges. On the bright side, this hackathon can be seen as the seed of change.

5. Some hackers were extremely enthusiastic. They came all the way from Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Hong Kong.

6. Prototyped projects aimed at solving social issues such as lifting gender inequality in the tech industry. Kudos.

More hackathons will be organized in Singapore and hopefully, more innovative ideas or post-hackathon execution will emerge.