Jan 12, 2023 by Pierre-Jean (PJ) Quenardel
In December 2021, Huawei Sweden organized the Fourth Edition of its University Hackathon, calling on Data Science students across top universities in Sweden to design efficient real-time schedulers for multiprocessors in the context of 5G. This highly…
Jun 7, 2021 by Pierre-Jean (PJ) Quenardel
For a lot of people all over the world, teamwork is far more productive than doing individual work. That's particularly true when looking for new business solutions that involve technology and preventing possible security issues down the line. A great…
Jan 18, 2019 by Pierre-Jean (PJ) Quenardel
Large corporations are increasingly turning to hackathons to meet innovation objectives, as 5,636 public and internal hackathons were organized in 2018 globally, nearly 40% more than in 2016. That’s according to statistics from Hackathon.com, the largest…
Jun 24, 2018 by John Karp
There’s one type of hackathon I really like to organise. It’s what we at BeMyApp call the “Top 200” hackathon, whereby the upper management from a large company come together from around the world to develop a digital solution and, in doing so, gain a…
Jun 3, 2018 by John Karp
Dreaming of creating your own unicorn venture is like dreaming of leaving your humble home in the midwest to hit the Hollywood big time. It’s so rare as to be crazy to pursue it. Sure, it happens, but for every movie star, there are millions who will…
Apr 30, 2018 by John Karp
A lot of people think of a hackathon as a magic blanket solution that’s guaranteed to elevate your technology or teams to new heights. As one of the founding partners of BeMyApp, I always present a one-day workshop to guide executives in defining the…
Dec 9, 2017 by April Smallwood
More than just a weekend competition, the "NET Patient Accelerator" by Ipsen provides long-term support to 4 digital projects and is part of a global digital strategy of the pharmaceutical group. The Ipsen operation started the same way traditional hackathons…