Hackathons
News and Articles About Hackathons
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Don't Just Build a Business -- Build a Business With Soul
You need more than brains to create and sustain a business that has a lasting impact.
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NASA and IBM Are Hosting an Epic Global Hackathon This Weekend
Big thinkers in more than 130 locations across the globe will work to develop solutions to problems that involve robots, humanity and Mars.
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Google to Hand Out 'Infinity Million' Dollars to Hackers Who Break Into Google Chrome
The search giant retires its annual hackathon, replaces it with an around-the-clock program that allows hackers to submit (and get paid for) finding bugs anytime, from anywhere.
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How Hacking Is Helping Businesses Beyond the Tech Sector
A variety of businesses, from retail to service industries, are organizing internal events using the creative talents of their own employees to solve, or hack, problems.
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PayPal's Job Recruiting Secret: Hackathons
'Every industry is being disrupted by software, and so demand for software talent, engineering talent, has just been growing up,' PayPal's CTO says.
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No Pressure: A Hackathon That Doesn't Act Like One
'Unhackathon,' which took place in New York City this past weekend, aims to be a more inclusive, welcoming place than most other student hackathon events.
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Recruiting at a Hackathon? 5 Tips for Success
Relationships, not resumes, will nab you the perfect candidate at hackathons.
Networking ![Jared Ringel]()
How to Build Your Network Like a Super Connector
Enlarging the circle of potential clients, partners and mentors is a challenge for those not born minglers, but it's possible.
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5 Ways Data Can Help You Stay Ahead of the Game
Knowing how to leverage data can help a company better gain new users, tap into existing users and increase revenue.
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Google to Pay Out $2.7 Million to Hackers Who Break Into Chrome OS
The tech giant aims to beef up security by getting hackers to pinpoint weaknesses.
Technology
8 Startup Events and News to Watch This Week
Get the 411 on crowdfunding from General Assembly, Denver's Galvanize wants you to code for a cause, Nashville gets KEEN on entrepreneurship, TechCrunch brings the Startup Battlefield to Berlin. This week's notable news and startup events for entrepreneurs.
Technology
10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week
At CGI, students offer edible bugs, YouTube grants super commenting powers, lessons from MIT's Comedy Hack Day, Thrillist's founders tell their startup story. This week's notable news and tantalizing tidbits for entrepreneurs:
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Why Emerging Technologies May Hold the Future of Fashion
As fashion becomes more reliant on content marketing, startups focused on sophisticated analytics, 3D printing and other emerging technologies come to the industry's forefront.
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Innovative Event Aims to Merge the Worlds of Fashion and Technology
Decoded Fashion's hackathon builds technology to change the way designers create clothes and consumers purchase them.