For teams and leagues, finding a match made in heaven with a startup or entrepreneur is no easy task. By the same token, it can be challenging for a startup to find an organization with a need that they can satisfy. The Olympia Zone Innovation Center, opening in a few weeks in Tel Aviv, will serve […]
The finalists of the MLBAM Bases Coded Tech Challenge are in Chicago where the World Series is being played to build baseball apps and present them to judges on Saturday. The winners will get to attend Game 4 of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs. The finalists participated in a […]
Hosting a hackathon has become very trendy in professional and collegiate sports. And now the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos are following suit. The Broncos and two Denver-based technology companies, SendGrid and FullContact, just announced they will host their first Tackle STEM Colorado All-Stars Hackathon, in November. The Denver area is one of the fastest growing cities […]
MLB Advanced Media and New Relic Inc. recently announced a partnership to host a hackathon competition called the Bases Coded Technology Challenge. The hackathon will take place during the MLB playoffs, and they are currently accepting team applications for the chance to design a new consumer-facing baseball-themed app. MLBAM, MLB’s digital media branch, began running […]
Data and analytics have become a sexy topic in the era of “Moneyball”. Teams and leagues everywhere are finding ways to revamp their organizations with the use of data-first mindsets. The NBA is the latest example with their newly announced Hackathon where engineers, statisticians and data scientists can come together and compete for who can come up […]
