21x Hackathon Winner Turned College Dropout | Jia Chen Interview

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 adviceTimestamps:(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 selfWhere 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/ryanlpeterman To hear more, visit www.developing.dev