[rarjunpillai]

About hackathon -> people have different motivations. I have seen devs who find nirvana when coding. But for them, coding on the same product every day is bad. So they want to do something new, something that they love and wanna build for a long time.

So, if there are hackathons (or whatever you call it) where they build something that is not their regular stuff, they will get recharged.

About startup being a family --> I'm sure I can find 100 articles talking about why startups == family. All of us have different opinions on pretty much everything.

When I call my company as a family, I agree that we don't live upto ALL the values of a family. However, I want my team to feel that they are safe and each of us is looking out for the rest. It tells them that we are a people-first company.