Oct 28, 2026 by
Closing the Skills Gap: Why Hands-On Hackathons Train Employees Better Most employees have sat through training that felt useful that day and changed nothing the following week. They watched the demo, passed the quiz, and went back to doing the job the…
Oct 22, 2026 by
AI Builders Conference with IBM Bob 2026: Conference Overview AI Builders Conference with IBM Bob has wrapped. Held on September 16, 2026, the conference featured 8 sessions, 12 speakers, and more than 20,000 registrants from 175 countries. IBM and BeMyApp…
Oct 21, 2026 by
Financial institutions have no shortage of ideas for improving digital banking, payments, fraud prevention, customer experiences, and financial technology. Turning those ideas into working solutions, however, can be difficult when innovation has to operate…
Oct 20, 2026 by
AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob 2026: Meet the Winners AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob has wrapped. After 8 weeks, 383 submissions, and 1,036 participating teams from 175 countries, IBM SkillsBuild and BeMyApp are proud to announce the winners…
Oct 19, 2026 by
Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge 2026: Let's Solve Water BeMyApp, in partnership with Xylem, has launched the Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge, an 8-week hackathon open to high school and university students globally. Running from September…
Oct 13, 2026 by
As you scale your developer relations, it's important to know and track the right metrics. Developer engagement can be difficult to measure. A growing community, hundreds of event registrations, or a spike in website traffic may look positive, but these…
Oct 8, 2026 by
Not every hackathon needs the same participants, structure, or goals. An internal hackathon can help employees solve business challenges and develop new ideas, while an external hackathon can bring in fresh perspectives from developers, students, startups,…
Sep 25, 2026 by
Getting developers to pay attention to your product is only the beginning. A hackathon can bring hundreds of developers together. A workshop can generate strong participation. But, once the event ends or the initial excitement fades, engagement can quickly…
Sep 22, 2026 by
Running a developer event in-house can seem like the obvious way to save money. Your company already has a marketing team, developers who can speak to the technical audience, and tools for registration and communication. Why add an agency to the budget? The…
Sep 18, 2026 by
Building a strong developer relations strategy takes more than having someone represent your company at events. DevRel teams often manage developer communities, create technical content, support events, gather product feedback, and help developers understand…