The power of hackathons | Krithika Yetchina | TEDxRedmond

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Hackathons are 24 hour programming competitions where bright minds think of new ways ideas and turn them into reality. Learn why you should attend a local hackathon and how it can help you on your path to success!
Krithika Yetchina is currently a sophomore at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, CA. Since the age of 9, Krithika has had a passion for entrepreneurship and STEM. She attended and won her first hackathon at the age of 11, and has attended several hackathons around the state. Krithika creates applications to create solutions to social problems with intensive research and data. With her experience in the hackathon scene, she has recently organized HSHacks, a hackathon catered for high school students, which had over 700 attendees. She also judged AngelHack, a hackathon with over 500 attendees next to CEO’s and major figures in technology. One of her projects, FoodFast, enables employees to order food from their corporate cafe through their mobile smart phones. This idea is now being used in PayPal and EBay. For the past year, she has been an active member of the CFI (Code for India) non-profit organization, where she spends time on the weekends creating programs and apps to create a transparency for issues in India. She is currently a project manager for one of their main projects, which protects women in India from rape and sexual abuse. She was also invited to the IEEE- WIE conference as a keynote speaker to voice her opinions on women in technology, as well as her own future, and how she plans continuing her journey. In her free time, she plays a variety of sports, including swimming, wrestling, and cross-country. She also tutors young children, teaching them the fundamentals of programming. Krithika believes that anything is possible with determination and self-drive. She sees herself continuing up the pathway of technology and entrepreneurship while motivating and encouraging those around her.
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Yay go Krit!

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U go girl!!!!!!!!

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Amazing Talk Krithika!

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Hackathon at 11 ? Damn I haven't ever been one to yet