About this episode
Jia Chen is a 21 year old that won 21x hackathons and co-founded her own startup, all while being a content creator. She’s worked hard to succeed in tech despite attending a non-target school, and has recently dropped out to work on her startup, Sprint.dev . We discuss: • Winning hackathon strategies • How to stand out as a college student • Content creation • Dropping out to build a startup • College reflections and advice Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:55) Getting into hackathons (04:10) Hackathon strategy (15:20) Developing agency & time management (19:27) Standing out at a non-target school (20:19) Is college useful? (24:28) Personal brand (26:25) Dropping out to build a startup (32:32) Advice to younger self Where to find Jia: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jia.seed/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-chen-tech/ • Startup ( Sprint.dev ): https://www.sprint.dev/ Where to find Ryan: • Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/ • X: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/ • Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ryanlpeterman • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlp eterman To hear more, visit www.developing.dev