$20,000 Hackathon Winner: Her 6-Figure Start-Up & College Dropout Journey скачать в хорошем качестве

$20,000 Hackathon Winner: Her 6-Figure Start-Up & College Dropout Journey

In this video, I sit down with Jia (  / jia.seed   ), a cracked inspiring student founder who’s won 21 hackathons, turned down top internships, and raised 6-figure funding for her own startup - and decided to ultimately drop out of college. We talk about how she balances it all, her best hackathon strategies, and what she really thinks about AI at hackathons in 2025. 👋 about me I’m Maddy, a senior software engineer (prev. at Google), with prior internships at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Amazon. Sharing my journey here - thanks for watching 🤍 🔗find me on other socials Instagram   / madeline.m.zhang   LinkedIn   / madelinemzhang   Tiktok   / madeline.m.zhang   📖 timestamps 0:00 intro 0:56 What is a hackathon? 1:51 How did you find the time to do 21 hackathons? 2:32 What’s your advice for winning hackathons? 4:29 How long do you sleep during hackathons? 5:32 How much money did you win? 7:53 What is your top advice for someone at their first hackathon in 2025? 11:00 Do you still recommend hackathons in 2025? 11:47 Is it easy to cheat with AI in hackathons? 12:43 How did you come up with your start up idea? When did you decide to drop out of school? 14:28 How much money have you raised for you startup? 16:00 Did you experience culture shock when moving from Michigan to SF? 17:23 Why did you turn down Disney and Intuit internships? 👀 Watch Next:    • Full-Time STANFORD Student and AI Startup ...   🔔 Subscribe for more tech career tips & coding content! *disclaimer: views are all my own and do not represent any current / past employer(s) 🏷hashtags #hackathon, #studentfounder, #dropout, #techfounder, #startuplife, how to win a hackathon, student startup journey, raising money as a student founder, dropping out to start a company, hackathon tips for beginners, is AI allowed in hackathons, turning down tech internships, startup life in San Francisco, hackathon success strategies