Out of seven teams encompassing more than 50 participants and representing 33 companies from around the world, PromoStandards announced the official first-place and runner-up teams for its inaugural virtual Hack-A-Thon.
In September of this year, PromoStandards hosted the Hack-A-Thon, sponsored by Essent. The event consisted of cross-functional teams that used PromoStandards protocols, allowing them to access trading partner data and services to develop solutions for real-world promotional product industry challenges.
Each team was given ten minutes to pitch their solutions. During that time, they were judged on the following:
- Problem statement clarity
- Presentation creativity
- Technical feasibility
The winning teams were awarded $5,000 in cash prizes to share and received additional swag.
The official first-place team was The Adaptors, whose team members consisted of the following individuals:
- Chad Sparrow – vice president of product at Brikl
- Jason Reinhardt – co-founder and CCO at Brikl
- Lisa Hubbard – vice president of sales and marketing at Vernon Company
- Peerarust Siriamphan – engineering manager at Brikl
- Phoomparin Mano – vice president of engineering at Brikl
- Suz Pathmanathan – vice president of marketing at Brikl
To view The Adaptors’ presentation, please visit this link.
The official runner-up team was Promofound, whose team members consisted of the following individuals:
- Steve Luisser – vice president of research and development at Essent
- Bryony Zasman – co-founder at ZOOMcatalog
- Kevin Chambers – web experience manager at Thumbprint
- Mark Whiffen – senior product manager at Facilisgroup
- Trevor Woodman – web developer at Thumbprint
To view Promofound’s presentation, please visit this link.
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