Here’s the larger point that made this event signficant: Hackathons are awesome. They may be the most grassrootsy, most unifying, most purely creativity- and changemaking-driven aspect of the tech ...

Microsoft, taking a page from other tech companies, is hosting a hackathon to get employees thinking creatively again. Here’s what that looks like from inside. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor ...

Ogletree Deakins recently completed its second annual “Shark Tank”-style hackathon for summer associates. As Ogletree Deakins ...

I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore,” one employee posted in a forum open to the entire staff ...

What did you learn during the Hackathon? When Quality Assurance (QA) teams test an app or service, determining what to test can feel like solving a puzzle. Developers and QA typically collaborate to ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alex Weinstein on May 8, 2013 at ...

Hackathons often fail on the measure that most of us consider primary: the prototypes. After all, the end of the day is a demo. But lots of hackathon-born experiments don’t turn out quite like their ...