HackHands
{{Short description|Online technology mentoring platform}}
{{Infobox company
| name = HackHands
| logo = Hhlogo.png
| logo_caption =
| type = Private subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date|2013}}
| location_city = Farmington, Utah
| location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Globally
| industry = Online Education
| products = {{unbulleted list||E-mentoring|Online Technical Training}}
| parent = Pluralsight
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.hackhands.com}}
}}
HackHands (stylized as hack.hands()) is an online learning platform for computer programming and coding. Users pay to communicate with programming mentors via video calls, screen sharing, and shared text editors.{{cite web |last1=Ha |first1=Anthony |title=Through Its Network Of Mentors, HackHands Offers Live Help For New Programmers |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/17/though-its-network-of-mentors-hackhands-offers-live-help-for-new-programmers/ |accessdate=30 July 2015 |publisher=TechCrunch}}
History
HackHands was founded by 6PS Group, a web development company, in 2013.{{cite web |last1=Weber |first1=Harrison |title=Pluralsight snaps up HackHands to offer budding coders real-time support |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/07/09/pluralsight-snaps-up-hackhands-to-offer-budding-coders-real-time-support/ |accessdate=30 July 2015 |publisher=VentureBeat}}
In 2014, HackHands founded HackPledge, an initiative to encourage industry experts to mentor and teach novice developers. The company also launched the HackSummit, a programming conference that had more than 64,000 registrants.{{cite web |last1=Elahi |first1=Amina |title=Hack.summit() trumpets virtual tradeoffs, including flexible access |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-hack-summit-bsi-20141203-story.html |accessdate=30 July 2015 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}
On July 9, 2015, Pluralsight, an online education company, announced it had acquired HackHands.{{cite web|last1 = Kokalitcheva|first1 = Kia|title = This company is adding on-demand help to win the online education race|url = http://fortune.com/2015/07/09/education-company-pluralsight-acquires-hackhands/|publisher = Fortune|accessdate = 30 July 2015}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.hackhands.com/}}
{{Portal bar|Companies}}
Category:American educational websites
Category:Educational technology companies of the United States
Category:Virtual learning environments
Category:Privately held companies based in Utah