Hack Manila
Is coming back.
Let's Build Together.
We're planning HM2.0 — a bigger venue, broader challenges, same community-first DNA. The first event was 2018. The next is just around the corner.
< What we're up to >
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Building HM2.0
Planning the next event. Bigger venue, broader challenges, same community-first DNA.
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Reflecting on HM2018
The full recap of our first 48-hour hackathon — winners, photos, and the people who made it happen.
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Connecting the community
Staying in touch with builders, mentors, and partners between events. Drop your email below to stay in the loop.
< Latest Writing >
Thoughts on building, the Philippine tech scene, and what we're seeing — pulled from blog.brennebeck.com.
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From Hours to Outcomes: The Business Model That Survives AI
The Philippine BPO industry does not have an AI problem. It has a pricing problem. AI is simply making it impossible to ignore.
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Why I’m Writing Now
Why I started publishing about AI, work, and the Philippines after years of keeping my arguments private.
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Washington Won't Save the Offshore Bargain
The US and Europe are not neutral bystanders to AI's disruption of offshore labor. They are the disruption.
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$1.70 Per Worker: The Math of Not Moving
The Philippines spends about $1.70 per IT-BPM worker per year on AI transition. The size of that number is the actual bet the country is making on the risk.
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The Missing Builders: Why Filipino Capital Didn't Build What the Country Needs
The Philippines' conglomerates have the capital and the clout to shape what comes next. Yet they remain on the sidelines.
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Designed to Leak: How $12 Billion Leaves the Philippines
On paper, the country has a $40 billion export engine. But about a third of that money was never really here.
November 2018
The first Hack Manila
200+ builders gathered at Loft Coworking for our first 48-hour hackathon. Three challenges — AutoBook, PartnerPortal, LokaLocal — three winners, and one community that's still in touch today.
See the recap →