@davefontenot are you working with the startup featured on HackMatch directly or do you reach out to them with qualified/relevant leads that give a "hell yeah"?
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).
HackMatch is basically the product front-end for Dave's personal network of collegiate hackers — which, without being hyperbolic, is probably one of the deepest of anyone you'll meet.
In other words, if you're a startup that wants to get in front of this crowd, you need to talk to @davefontenot :)
I highly recommended reaching out to Dave too. He helped me get positions at my two previous companies.
His goal with HackMatch now is to pair you with the right startup (something recruiters often overlook just to get their placement fee). Dave is your Jerry Maguire to getting a job in software engineering/design at a startup. Hit him up at dave@hackmatch.com.
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