However, Oscar's hackathon is the second healthiest hackathon I've ever attended.
- It's closed to employees only.
- It's opt-in only.
- We get 2 workdays dedicated to the projects and there's no expectation to stay after work.
- There's catered healthy food as usual (via soripe.com)
- The deadline is soft and you can do work ahead of time. If you don't finish your project this hackathon, you can pick it up in the next one.
- You're encouraged to work on passion projects that are not directly related to your team
- There are prizes for not just Judges #1,2,3, but also People's Choice, Best Design, Best Product, and Best Engineered.
Any competition can be good, bad, or rotten.
I agree with you! It is quite incredible that a health startup like Oscar Health would actually encourage hackathons. And it's more incredible that Oscar seems to be doing it right.
However, Oscar's hackathon is the second healthiest hackathon I've ever attended. - It's closed to employees only. - It's opt-in only. - We get 2 workdays dedicated to the projects and there's no expectation to stay after work. - There's catered healthy food as usual (via soripe.com) - The deadline is soft and you can do work ahead of time. If you don't finish your project this hackathon, you can pick it up in the next one. - You're encouraged to work on passion projects that are not directly related to your team - There are prizes for not just Judges #1,2,3, but also People's Choice, Best Design, Best Product, and Best Engineered.
Any competition can be good, bad, or rotten.
I agree with you! It is quite incredible that a health startup like Oscar Health would actually encourage hackathons. And it's more incredible that Oscar seems to be doing it right.