Following the success of the #SheHacks hackathon in July, Girl Geek Academy hosted the world's largest female incubator program. Saturday night saw the celebration of the #SheHacks program with a lovely cocktail function; complete with cupcakes of course. After some networking, the formal proceedings of the evening kicked off with Sarah Moran from Girl Geek … Continue reading Hackathons and Incubators
#BreakingLaw
Why break the rules once, when you can do it twice? Or in this case, three times. After the success of the #BreakingLaw hackathons in Melbourne and Sydney last year, King & Wood Mallesons and Melbourne University have united once more to bring the corporate law hack back for 2017. Friday afternoons usually mean most … Continue reading #BreakingLaw
A City of Diversity
Melbourne is the best! Why do I love it? Why I love my job? Why I love the startup and innovative community we have here? Well here's just one example...
Illuminating Our Times
We all know IoT doesn't really stand for the title I wrote above... The Internet of Things revolution has taken off. It allows almost everything to happen in our daily lives. Most of time we don't even know we're using these the things; your smart watch, your FitBit, your phone, Cortana and Siri, getting your … Continue reading Illuminating Our Times
Knowledge is Power, but only if you share it
As Melbourne Knowledge Week comes to a close, I'd like to reflect on some of the great things shared, the events that took place, and the awesome ideas on offer #MKW17 was absolutely incredible. In it's 6th year now, it feels as though it continues to get better and better every year. The 2017 hub located … Continue reading Knowledge is Power, but only if you share it
hackathons, Hackathons, HACKTHONS!!!
That's right, it's hackathon season. We've already had a bunch of hackathons with more on the horizon. Yep, there are a ridiculous number of hackathons happening at the moment. There's the NASA Space Apps Challenge kicking off in Melbourne today, with three hackathons in the city alone next weekend. Before we get really busy with … Continue reading hackathons, Hackathons, HACKTHONS!!!
2017 kicks off with a bang
We're not even past Q1 of 2017 and people are saying "when's Christmas?" This year has already been jam packed with events, conferences, work functions, meetups, and hackathons have even kicked off. Almost every second person I talk to says they're working like it's the end of the year and the holiday break is on … Continue reading 2017 kicks off with a bang
