Dominik Kundel, a developer evangelist at Twilio, shares his journey from being fascinated by technology as a child to becoming a passionate advocate for coding and innovation. He recounts how he started building web applications with friends during his studies, eventually leading him to organize his own hackathon, jacobsHack!, which became a platform for inspiring others to work on projects outside of classes. Kundel's experience in organizing the event led him to realize that he wanted to help inspire others to learn coding and create cool projects, ultimately turning his hobby into a career as a developer evangelist at Twilio.