Analysis 5 min read
Brazilian technology: sovereignty starts with the ability to build
Rodrigo Terron connects his work with Positivo, Locaweb and MagaluCloud to technological sovereignty, infrastructure and Brazil's ability to build.
Rodrigo Terron
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Innovation and hackathons
How can companies, startups and developers work together on real problems? Explore hackathon formats, corporate innovation cases and ways to turn prototypes into concrete next steps.
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Analysis, guides and field notes from NewHack.
8 articles
Field note 7 min read
Itaú Hackathon: how NewHack supported the internship program
Rodrigo Terron shares how NewHack supported the hackathon for Itaú's internship program and his history with the bank, beginning with projects at Shawee.
Rodrigo Terron
Guide 4 min read
Online, in-person or hybrid hackathon: how to choose the format
Compare online, in-person and hybrid hackathons: audience, methodology, operations, platform, mentoring and criteria for choosing your challenge's format.
NewHack
Guide 5 min read
Responsible AI innovation starts with the specification
Rodrigo Terron explains how to specify AI projects, define evaluation criteria and decide when a pilot is ready to move forward within a company.
Rodrigo Terron
Field note 5 min read
From Shawee to NewHack: lessons on hackathons and communities
Rodrigo Terron explains the relationship between Shawee and NewHack and the lessons on hackathons, communities and corporate innovation he applies today.
Rodrigo Terron
Guide 5 min read
Corporate hackathons: taking a prototype to a pilot
How to turn a corporate hackathon prototype into a pilot: hypotheses, owners, metrics, users and criteria for deciding the next step.
Rodrigo Terron
Guide 5 min read
AI in business: how to choose your first use case
How to choose your first business AI use case: assess the problem, data, cost of error, ownership and evidence before moving forward with a pilot.
Rodrigo Terron
Analysis 4 min read
How large companies and startups can innovate together
How to choose internal and external innovation formats, agree on collaboration conditions and take a prototype into a carefully defined pilot.
Rodrigo Terron