December 7th, 2012

With Nationwide University Hackathon, General Catalyst Aims To Give Students Early Intro To Startup Life

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While organized hackathons and startup-building events have begun to sprout up across the globe thanks to companies like AngelHack and Startup Weekend, university-focused hackathons remain underrepresented. General Catalyst, the veteran venture capital firm based in Massachusetts and Palo Alto, wants to change that. General Catalyst, in partnership with hacker event specialist Signalfire, has… → Read More

September 7th, 2012

Local Search Engine Locu Will Debut API At TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco Hackathon This Weekend

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Locu, an app that makes it easy for restaurants to update their menus, will debut its public API at the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco Hackathon tomorrow. The API will provide access to much more the menus of Locu’s existing users — it’s a full blown local search engine. → Read More