Ok, there’s a lot of bullshit hackathons that mine people for their IP. There’s also situations where people swap a weekend of sleep deprivation and unpaid labor for little more than swag and some pizza. Then, there’s the issue of hackathons being prohibitive to folks with kids or carer responsibilities… So when I find one I can get behind, I make an effort to find out more. Give me a hackathon that works on real-world problems and offers great benefits to participants. Even better, if it’s participants are actually industry professionals. Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great…
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