TopCoder is a community of over 225,000 software developer and graphic designers. Our clients include large companies (Fortune 50) to start-ups who tap into the TopCoder Platform by holding online contests. This presentation gives an overview of the platform and describes how it can work for you.
14. [ ] The Platform – Sample Application Winning Contributors to a Sample Application: TopCoder Is True Global Collaboration .
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19. [ ] The Platform - Contest Management Contest Type (Software Design) Technology (JAVA) Contest Name Timeline Submission ID’s & Competitors (w/link to their profile) 3 Independent Reviewers Links to Scorecard (see next slide) Appeals Process Alerts Contest Phases
24. [ ] As Seen In… If you want to appreciate the competitive underpinnings of open-source collaboration, pay a virtual visit to TopCoder, Inc., a for-profit, all-business twist on Linux, Apache and other grassroots approaches to creating high-performance software. Founder Jack Hughes describes TopCoder as “open source meets capitalism” – and the moment you see his business model in action, you understand what he means. This is, indeed, a geek’s paradise. -Taylor, William and Polly Labarre. Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win . New York: HarperCollins, 2006. Page 78 Hughes and company could have been following the crowdsourcing playbook, except of course that no such thing existed. -Howe, Jeff. Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business . New York: Crown Business, 2008
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