HackMatch was started by a good friend of mine (@davefontenot) who was the founder of one of the first "mega-hackathons" when he was at UMich.
Dave is more bullish on hackathons as an alternative to CS degrees (for industry) than anyone and I know and it's hard to go to a hackathon in the country and not know who he is.
There was a great TC piece recently on Dave and how hackathons are transforming education for students as well as recruiting pipelines for tech co's: http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/15...
Highly recommend reaching out to Dave if you're a hacker interested in gaining employment or just a student looking to get more involved with the collegiate hackathon scene (check out mlh.io).
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