acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

ACM News

On Your Mark, Get Set, Hack!


View as: Print Mobile App Share:
TechCrunch hackathon

Attendees gathered at a TechCrunch hackathon in San Francisco on Sunday.

Credit: Getty Images

During a "hackathon" last year, GroupMe co-founders Steve Martocci and Jared Hecht built a group text-messaging service in one 24-hour stretch. In August, the co-founders sold GroupMe to Skype for around $80 million.

From The Wall Street Journal
View Full Article


 

No entries found

Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account