Last month we organised our first hackathon and it was awesome! Software developers and designers converged one cold weekend in November to pitch finance-related ideas for making life easier for people and businesses. At the end of 48 hours, four teams, of people who had either previously not met or worked together, presented prototypes and designs which impressed our select panel of judges consisting of industry professionals.
Friday night kicked off with attendees eating their fill of Illegal Jack’s tasty burritos whilst listening to a series of short talks by our speakers and sponsors.
This was followed by ideas being pitched and teams beginning to assemble. By the end of the night four teams had formed and submitted their teams names and product ideas.
Teams arrived at the venue 9am on Saturday morning to continue on the work they’d begun the night before. Mentors from miiCard, Deloitte, Freeagent and Workpro were made available to teams at various times throughout the day.
Hungry hacking and early learning:
