Tag Archives: hackathon

Rotobooth: The Rotary Phone and Arduino-Powered Photobooth

Photobooths are cool, but what’s really cool is powering that photobooth with a rotary phone and an arduino, with a Twilio hack. And it looks pretty hip too. Rotobooth took third place out of over 50 hacks at PhotoHack Day … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on April 12, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Hack for a Cause with Twilio and MongoDB in NYC

Twilio and MongoDB have a few things in common: we both offer developers a highly scalable product for a complicated problem, we love coding for a cause, and we want you to join us at the 10Gen HQ in NYC on Friday, April … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on April 9, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Behind the Code: HackVAN

Last weekend Vancouver, BC played host to the HackVAN hackathon.  HackVan brought together developers, designers and create people from across Canada to spend eight hours coming up with some crazy ideas and getting them prototyped.  Twilio was one of many … Continue reading →

Posted by Carter Rabasa on March 30, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Eventr Captures Twilio Prize at Angel Hack SF

On March 3rd the startup communities in Boston and San Francisco converged on Angel Hack, a bi-coastal hackathon that attracted hundreds of developers who had 30 hours to build an app from scratch and pitch it to a panel of … Continue reading →

Posted by Carter Rabasa on March 21, 2012 Tagged , , , , , , ,

Startup Weekend Boston Rolls Out The Red Carpet

While most of America watched the Oscars, the enterprising folks at Startup Weekend Boston stepped up to demo the companies that they had worked so hard to create over their 48-hour, mostly sleepless, weekend stretch. The event had a great … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on March 20, 2012 Tagged , ,

Expand Your Networking Horizons Through SMS with Cnvrge

 Last week I took the long trek uptown to attend the monthly Columbia Venture Community meetup. The CVC is a private meetup for those affiliated with Columbia University, but I managed to score an invite through unusual means. Honorary Twilion Jeff Novich … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on March 6, 2012 Tagged ,

Webhook Notification App Lerner Takes Top Twilio Prize at DevFest 2012

Last month, Columbia University students embarked on a week of development-focused events around building apps with real-life potential during DevFest 2012. We saw a ton of awesome hacks from the week but one twilio-powered developer, Zhehao Mao, took home the award … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on March 5, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Build Your Startup at AngelHack 2.0 this Weekend

One year ago Greg Gopman moved to San Francisco by way of Miami with a new concept for hackathons where angel investors and accelerator programs were directly involved. AngelHack was born and launched with a bang. This weekend kicks off the … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on March 2, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Join Twilio for Picture Perfect Hacking at Photo Hack Day 2

Following a stellar showing from the previous Photo Hack Day, Aviary is back with an even bigger agenda for their next photo-centric hackathon. This weekend, Photo Hack Day 2 will kick off with two days of photo-friendly hacking and a … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on February 20, 2012 Tagged , ,