Cassandra Goodby - Hackathon and Hustle

Show Description

Cassandra Goodby is a designer and developer, focused on everything from user experience design through front end development. She's pursuing a Master of Science in Creative Technologies and Design at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. Cassandra is also a Professional Research Experience Program Fellow for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the organizer of T9 Hacks, a hackathon focused on the inclusion of women and non-binary individuals.

On the show, we cover all sorts of exciting topics. From organizing and facilitating a hackathon, through resume and portfolio building, to how you can leverage all of these things to land a job.

Time Jumps

• 05:55 Organizing a hackathon.

• 09:50 Day as a Hackathon Organizer.

• 15:50 Setting yourself up for hackathon success.

• 18:47 On mentorship.

• 23:42 Tips for building a portfolio from scratch.

• 29:08 The weird projects are the best projects.

• 35:28 Formulas for writing strong case studies, and dealing with things that go wrong.

• 41:59 Tactics for landing your first job in tech.

For expanded show notes on this episode, head on over to https://www.dayasadev.com/episodes/hackathon-and-hustle-with-cassandra-goodby.