They call me Swift.
Here are some fun facts about me…
! CEO & Co-Founder of Major League
Hacking.
! Aspiring lawyer who became a software
engineer instead.
! I’ve been empowering developers, designers,
& makers at hackathons for 9 years now.
[email protected] @SwiftAlphaOne
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NEW JOB
I needed to find a
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MISTAKE
There must have been a
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EMBARRASSED
Talking about my job made me feel
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HACKATHON?
What on earth is a
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That’s me
at my first
hackathon!
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LAWYER
I want to be a
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I thought my story was
UNIQUE
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ALL OF YOU!
Then I met
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TECHNOLOGY
is eating the world
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We won’t experience 100 years of progress in the
21st century — it will be more like 20,000 years of
progress at today’s rate.
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Ray Kurzweil
Director of Engineering, Google
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Learn new, complicated things
QUICKLY
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1,000,000
Source: 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics Report
unfilled C.S. jobs by 2020
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3% of undergraduates
are studying C.S.
Source: 2018 National Center for Education Statistics Survey
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10x
Enrollment at Coding
Bootcamps has grown
Source: 2017 Course Report Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study
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BROKEN
Tech education is
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Giving students iPads or allowing them to film
homework assignments on YouTube prepares them
for a high-tech economy about as much as playing
with Hot Wheels would prepare them to thrive as
auto mechanics.
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Cal Newport
Professor, Georgetown University
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BROKEN
EDUCATION
SYSTEM
RAPID
TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGE
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STUDENT
HACKER
REVOLUTION
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84% I gain skills at
hackathons that I
am not getting in
the classroom.
Source: 2018 MLH Season Survey
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As a community, we are stronger
As a community, we are smarter
As a community, we are faster
As a community, we are more diverse
As a community, we are
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50% more diverse than an
average C.S. class!
Source: 2018 National Center for Education Statistics Survey
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750+
Hacker Events
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71,000+
Hackers Empowered
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We empower hackers.
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Our mission is so important to us, that we
made it part of our company’s DNA.
This year, we took the final step & became
Major League Hacking, PBC.
Bring awesome workshops to
your hackathon & club!
localhost.mlh.io
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Cameron Akker
HackHarvard, MakeHarvard, & VHacks.
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Harvard needed a
HACKATHON
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HackHarvard was a huge
SUCCESS!
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There was no community for
HARDWARE
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Cameron mentored
HIS TEAM
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He thought it was
SPAM
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ORGANIZER
PEER GROUPS
Introducing MLH
Meet and work with other hackathon
organizers in the MLH community to tackle
challenges together.
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THIS WEEKEND!
Attend a Peer Group
hackp.ac/peer-groups
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FINISH LINE FUND!
Introducing the MLH
Sometimes organizers need the extra push to get over
the fundraising finish line. MLH will be awarding grants
up to $2,500 to promising events that regularly:
1. Participate in peer groups
2. Share updates with MLH
3. Mentor & challenge other organizers
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25%
Don’t Demo
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MENTOR HOTLINE
Introducing the MLH
Powered by
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Akshaya Dinesh
Girls Make Apps, ByteHacks, &
MLH Coach.
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Akshaya wanted
MORE!
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covered in stickers
LAPTOP
Akshaya spotted a
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Akshaya made a
MISTAKE
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Akshaya’s team got
1ST PLACE!
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Girls Make Apps is closing the gender gap in
tech by providing educational opportunities
for girls in Computer Science.
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BYTEHACKS
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Akshaya kept seeing
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Akshaya became an
MLH COACH
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CRYPTO
CHAMELEON
2019 Hackathon Season:
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MORE!
But wait, there’s
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Powered by
in hardware!
$15k
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Software & APIs!
FREE
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in prizes & swag!
$3.5k
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Member Hackathon
Field Support
Content
Launchpad
MLH Localhost
Super Facilitators
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COACHES PROGRAM
We are growing the
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This will be a HUGE year for
student hackers.
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FORGOT?
Wait, is there something I
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225+
Local Hack Days!
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December 1st, 2018
localhackday.mlh.io
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“Learn.” “Build.” “Share.”
I empower hackers by enabling them to...
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Fall 2019 Winter 2019 Spring 2020
Starting in 2019, you’re getting 3x the
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Fall 2019
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Winter 2019
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Spring 2019
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Fall 2019 Winter 2019 Spring 2020
Starting in 2019, you’re getting 3x the
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Thanks, I’m Swift.
I hope you enjoyed my talk. As a reminder:
! You can follow me on Twitter at
@SwiftAlphaOne
● You can email me at [email protected]
● I’ll be tweeting these slides after the talk and
publishing a blog post summary next week!