Meesho, India’s only true e-commerce marketplace, is hosting a 30-hour hackathon on July 13-14, 2023. The hackathon will focus on Generative AI (GenAI) and will challenge participants to develop innovative solutions that can be implemented within Meesho.
Meesho announces internal hackathon to build GenAI talent pool and drive innovation and collaboration
The hackathon is open to all Meesho employees and will have a minimum team size of three and a maximum team size of six. Teams will be encouraged to include people from different departments, such as business, technology, product, and design.
The judging criteria for the hackathon will consider creativity, impact, technical excellence, practicality, scalability, and presentation quality. Meesho’s use cases and their connection to the projects will also be evaluated. Projects that demonstrate the ability to increase user growth, conversion rates, revenue, as well as address pain points faced by Meesho’s buyers, sellers, and employees, will be given special consideration.
The hackathon will be a great opportunity for Meesho employees to showcase their skills, foster innovation, and develop solutions that can have a real impact on the company. It will also be a chance for teams to collaborate and cross-pollinate ideas from different departments.
Prizes
The winning team will receive exciting rewards provided by three tech giants who have been onboarded as sponsors. The prizes include:
- A cash prize of INR 100,000
- A trip to a tech conference
- A year of free access to a tech platform
To register
To register for the hackathon, please visit the Meesho website and click on the “GenAI Hackathon” tab. The registration deadline was July 10, 2023.
