I’m sitting in New York City’s LGA airport, waiting to come back from my weekend excursion to the NYC BigApps Hackathon. I didn’t win this one, but it was a great experience and I met a lot of awesome people.
Why was a native Atlantan like me in NYC this weekend for a hackathon? Because I love hackathons, I love travel, I had no plans this weekend, and I had some AirTran credits to fly for (nearly) free. So why not go explore a different city, meet awesome people, build something cool, and maybe win something?
So now as I’ve boarded my flight home, I’m thinking when can I do this again? I’ve exhausted all my AirTran credits, so there’s no more free flights in my near future. Maybe there’s some company that would be willing to sponsor me going to hackathons? In exchange for paying for my flights and maybe hotels, I could use their technology in various hackathons around the country, or even around the world. It would be great exposure for a company that has some awesome new technology, and I’d get to fulfill to my love of travel and my love of competition.