The thing about hackathons
Just too many hackathons in Malaysia, with results that cause nowhere? Benefits pass past just developing startups, say individuals and organisers I’VE always wondered approximately hackathons, and the function they play in the startup ecosystem. In latest years, the range of such events – gatherings in which programmers and architects collaboratively code in an intense way over a quick time frame – has improved dramatically in Malaysia. From its grassroots developer-centric tone, the hackathon landscape today is suffering from those backed through all way of company and authorities entities, with their goals starting from developing extra cognizance to being exercises in potential product acquisitions. The identical concept pops up in my head whenever a new one is announced: Hack, after which what? One simplest wishes to take a look at the case of Owe$ome, a debt-collection and bill-splitting app which won the Malaysian leg of AngelHack in June 2013, to tons fanfare and ...