[LINK] Hackathon Friday to Secure Defence Supply Chain Against Pandemics

[Tom Worthington]

On 13/5/20 12:43 pm, Roger Clarke wrote:

> On 13/5/20 11:59 am, Tom Worthington wrote ... http://www.anzdfhack.org/
> 
> ... Does this mean that hackathons so rarely deliver ideas worth pinching 
> that defining terms relating to IP is irrelevant?

Yes. As you get told on any introductory entrepreneurship course, most 
bright ideas are not worth very much. The value comes from having people 
who can implement them and working out who will pay for the product.

> Put another way, is it primarily an active form of job application ...

Yes. I have been at start-up competitions, with people from companies 
wandering around looking at who to invest in. They are looking more for 
talent that IP.

> Or does it mean that the business model depends on people coming along 
> and gifting IP to sponsors?

No, there will not be much IP worth anything generated during a 
hackerthon. It is the contacts formed which are of more value.

As an example, here is an example of a not very valuable bright idea I 
had while watching one too many cooking shows:

Food Fab: Additive Manufacturing System for Rations

The military require packaged food with a long shelf life, made to 
exacting standards, at short notice. This is expensive and difficult for 
large scale manufacturers to supply. Food fab applies JIT additive 
manufacturing techniques to the supply of MILSPEC food. Food fab comes 
in standard shipping container modules for transport by air land or sea 
to the area of operations, and can be set up in a few hours on a bare 
base, or RORO vessel. The plant can be operated by reserve personnel, 
called up when required. In peacetime Food Fab can made long life 
adventure food, snack products, and short runs of package food for 
consumer trails.


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