> participated in company-sponsored hackathons Company sponsored hackathons are better if you have a large one that works on diverse fields and products. Usua

> participated in company-sponsored hackathons Company sponsored hackathons are better if you have a large one that works on diverse fields and products. Usually org-wide hackathons within a company are plain nonsense and soul sucking. Participation will be voluntary but "strongly recommended". Collecting "ideas" is mostly picking off stories from JIRA. We just call it a two/three day sprint.