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OTC CatchUp #276

Authors: Ayush More · Ankush Kapoor

Date: 21-02-2026

Duration: 1 hr 43 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Manan Gandhi shared updates from an ongoing hackathon he was participating in.

    • He talked about the architecture and ideas behind the blockchain project he was building there.

  • Mridun Gupta talked about his experience juggling work across multiple startups.

  • Anuj Gupta shared some updates about his life at engineering college.

    • He also asked the group for recommendations on good video tutorials to start learning backend development as a beginner.

  • Janvi Matani asked for advice on how to take her first steps into open-source contributions.

  • Bhavesh shared his roadmap and preparation strategy for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026.

    • He discussed how he is getting back into the rhythm of contributing to specific projects to build his profile for the program.

Attendees

  1. Bhavesh Kukreja

  2. Darshan Rander

  3. Mridun Gupta

  4. Ninad Naik

  5. Rishit Dagli

  6. Ankush Kapoor

  7. Anuj Gupta

  8. Ayush More

  9. Ayush Shukla

  10. GAMILTRON

  11. Janvi Matani

  12. Krupal

  13. Madhura

  14. Yash Bandiwadekar (Maverick)

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