MLH INIT: 2023 Hackathon Season Kickoff

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1. We empower hackers. 2023 Season Kickoff
2. Hey, there! I’m Swift. 👋 CEO & Co-Founder of Major League Hacking (MLH). My first name is “Mike”, but I go by my last name “Swift”. Aspiring lawyer who became a developer instead. Empowering technologists for 10+ years now.
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5. My first hackathon changed my life. Without this community, I’d be a lawyer.
6. Back then I used to think my story was unique. It ends up, my story wasn’t unique at all.
7. We empower hackers.
8. 550,000+ MLH Community Members
9. 92% Learning skills through MLH that they can’t learn in class.
10. 87% Learning skills through MLH that will lead to a job.
11. 41% Joining the MLH community changed my life.
12. 1 in 3 Computer Science Grads were MLH alumni.
13. Say hi to Bailey Luu. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14. Even though she’d never been to a hackathon, it sounded like the perfect place for Bailey to apply her coding skills.
15. If I learned that much in a weekend, just imagine what I could do with a week!
16. I couldn’t have become who I am today without MLH. Thank you, hacker community, for nurturing my passion. Bailey Luu York University “
17. No matter where you’re hacking from, you’re a part of the MLH Community.
18. MLH is Doubling Down on Digital Hackathons. More events, more resources, more fun.
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22. Introducing Jay Patel. Vadodara, Gujarat, India
23. Jay was embarrassed to find that he was the youngest & only non-professional developer there.
24. Jay quickly realized that his classes weren’t focusing on practical skills, so his first event was a Flutter app bootcamp.
25. I wanted to give the students a platform and expose them to the power of being a part of a community. Jay Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology “
26. 82% Ready to attend 250+ participant events this Fall.
27. 265+ Weekend-long 2023 Season Hackathons
28. MLH’s 2023 Hackathon Season Schedule is LIVE! The first 30+ events of the upcoming hackathon season are officially open for registration. Find them all on our official calendar: mlh.io/events
29. Introducing your 2023 Season Mascot: Gene, the Glitchy Giraffe
30. Introducing the MLH PIZZA FUND Made Possible By: Bring your community together IRL again.
31. Meet Governess Simpson. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
32. If I couldn’t even get into the major, how could I succeed in the field?
33. I found confidence, reassurance, and belonging. Now I want to create those spaces for others in technology. That’s my calling. Governess Simpson University of Minnesota - Twin Cities “
34. In a single weekend, BWHacks attendees were able to see more engineers who looked like them than during their entire undergraduate career.
35. 59% Identify as under- represented in tech
36. 36 techtogether.mlh.io
37. 49% of hackers want to organize a hackathon
38. hackcon.mlh.io
39. Welcome Christos Bisias. Piraeus, Attiki, Greece
40. Christos needed to find a company who would take a chance on him.
41. Learn software engineering by doing. fellowship.mlh.io
42. Without even realizing it, I was part of a team, doing exactly what I would do if I was working full time as a real Software Engineer. Christos Bisias University of Peloponnese “
43. 500+ Major Contributions to Open Source Projects
44. 10,000+ Fellowship Applications Per Batch
45. FAST-TRACK INTERVIEW Redeemable for one fast-track interview for the MLH Fellowship. fellowship.mlh.io ADMIT ONE MLH Fellowship Fast-Track Interviews This season, every member of the top teams at MLH Hackathons this season will win a guaranteed interview for the MLH Fellowship.
46. Open Source Production Eng. Web3 NEW NEW Now, you can choose your own career adventure:
47. These inspiring stories are just the tip of the iceberg.
48. Happy Hacking!