What Winning a Hackathon Taught Me About Podcasting

Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot · Oct 22, 2026 · 4m

A week ago today I had just over two hours to build an app from nothing, and it taught me something about podcasting I really didn't expect.

I went to my first ever hackathon at the Festival of AI, built a digital advent calendar for service businesses, and won. In this Pod Shot I tell you the real reason I think I won (it wasn't talent), why it's exactly why I love five-minute episodes, and the first question I ask every new client before we do anything else.

Plus a five-minute challenge for today that'll get you over the line, podcast or not.

It's under five minutes, have a listen.

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