How do you throw a truly epic hackathon? In this post, we’re going to walk you through some of the things that helped make one of the MLH team’s favorite new events, BoilerMake, a huge success. If...

We can’t wait for the UK’s first Major League Hacking season this Autumn. We’ve met dozens of enthusiastic hackathon organizers over the past few months. Everybody’s so keen to get involved and help...

We are extremely excited to launch our Hacker Survey. Many of you have received e-mailsfrom us asking you to take this survey, but you might be asking yourself ‘Why should I?’ Take the Survey Aside...

So you want to throw a hackathon? You’re going to need to fundraise. This guide will get you from zero to sending your first emails to sponsors in no time. If you have any tips of your own, we’d love to...

We are extremely excited to announce the launch of the calendar for the 2014 Fall Season. Last semester more than 10,000 student hackers competed at nearly 40 Major League Hacking hackathons all over the...

One of the most common questions that hackathon organizers ask us is “What does it take to become an official Major League Hacking hackathon?”. Today we’re excited to unveil the official MLH Event...

Picking a winner is tough. Especially as hackathons get bigger, the decisions must be made quickly, and selecting the ‘best’ project is always subjective. How you design the last chapter of your...

Prizes have been a hackathon staple for many years now, but this was not always the case.Originally, hackathons offered a way to build community and garner respect. No prizes necessary. As hackathons have...

University of Maryland students stole the show at LAHacks, one of the nation’s largest college hackathons, on April 13 at the University of California / Los Angeles. The trio of Terrapins -- Shariq...

Naked Man is a Twilio-powered LED Arduino game built by Luis Santos, Byeol Kim, Ryan Zaki, and Danny Catacora at...