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This one-day competition builds more than apps, organizers say; Hack Midwest aims to reveal what humans are capable of creating  

By Tommy Felts / August 8, 2023

Kansas City’s largest app building competition is set to return in September — with more than 300 software engineers competing in teams for a piece of $22,500 in winnings. Hack Midwest, which began in 2012, brings together developers for a 24-hour “hackathon,” during which the teams race against the clock — and each other — to…

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Hack Midwest is back with $20K in prizes, space for tech talent to flex app-building muscles

By Tommy Felts / July 21, 2022

More than prize money is on the line when Hack Midwest returns this weekend to Kansas City, Michael Gelphman said, detailing how the contest could ignite progress in the local tech ecosystem.  “We can get people to think entrepreneurially and create new ideas,” said Gelphman, the competition’s founder, noting the power and potential of the…

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Hack Midwest set for July return — challenging coders to build game-changing apps in 24 hours

By Tommy Felts / May 10, 2022

After a four year hiatus, Kansas City’s largest coding competition is back, bringing with it more than 300 of the region’s most talented software engineers — set to battle it out in July for prizes and honors.  “Adding to Kansas City’s momentum as a leading tech hub, Hack Midwest gives passionate software engineers the opportunity to…

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Hack Midwest offers coders freedom through 24-hour app creation competition

By Tommy Felts / April 6, 2018

Technologists are often surprised by what they’re able to accomplish when they work together in a competitive format, Mike Gelphman said. That’s part of the reason Hack Midwest is returning this summer with the objective to inspire more techies to embrace their imagination, said Gelphman, founder of the competition, as well as KCITP, an area…

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