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Who Goes to Hackathons?

Original post by visual.ly This September: Join #TMUhack TechMeetups London & Berlin Hackathon – Mobile Apps! TechMeetups London Hackathon ticket information Online event registration for TechMeetups London Hackathon – Mobile Apps! #TMUhack powered by Eventbrite TechMeetups Berlin Hackathon ticket information Online event registration for TechMeetups Berlin Hackathon – Mobile Apps! #TMUhack powered by Eventbrite

Online recruitment – revolution or anti-climax?

Online recruitment – revolution or anti-climax?

Original post by Paul Barron via Bdaily Mention online recruitment and different things come to mind. Job boards, for example, with their CV databases. LinkedIn and other social media. Mention online recruitment to an executive recruitment company, and reactions are mixed: “Online doesn’t work for senior executives.” “Job boards are rubbish.” “Someday LinkedIn will be how everyone […]

How Hackathons Could Save The World

Original post by Lauren Orsini via readwrite Earlier this month, LinkedIn held its third annual LinkedIn Intern Hackday. The popular event, which offers the winner a $10,000 scholarship, is packed with young people hopped up on caffeine, struggling to finish an app before the 24-hour deadline. There are a lot of silly concepts, as you’d expect from college-age […]

The Rise of The Hack #Infographic

Original post by MITCHELL CUEVAS via SaltyWaffle Hackathons, Hack Days, Startup Weekends and the like are a growing movement. They bring together entrepreneurs, designers, developers, mentors, investors, and cram them in a room to sink or swim on their best ideas.                               […]

Kevin Colleran: Chasing Momentum Without a Viable Business Model

Original post by KEVIN COLLERAN via WSJ KEVIN COLLERAN: Most entrepreneurs will not succeed in building the next global business success story. In fact, they are even unlikely to build a business that can be self-sustaining. Yet the allure of entrepreneurship and the chance to build a product or company that changes the world is overwhelmingly motivating […]