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COMEDY

HACK DAY

SPONSORED BY

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APRIL 6+7

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WHAT IS THIS?

Comedy Hack Day is a project of Cultivated Wit.

Comedy Hack Day is an overnight hackathon that brings together comedians and developers. We held the first one in NYC last September. Read Fast Company's review here. If you're interested in sponsoring the event or just want to know more, email us.

Check out the Hacker League page from our NYC edition or the trailer below to see what's made during Comedy Hack Day.

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THE JUDGES

W. Kamau Bell

Host of Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX, comedian, and just a plain old nice guy. Follow him on Twitter.

Mike Winter

Inventor and software developer, Mike co-founded the Stupid Fun Club with Will Wright. His on stage mathematics will go down in Comedy Hack Day history.

Shanti Charan

Named Bay Area's Best Stand-Up on the Way Up by SF Weekly. Google Mapper by day, but still manages to get lost frequently. Follow her on Twitter.

DJ Patil

Data Scientist in Residence at Greylock, DJ's specialities include Chaos & Nonlinear Dynamics and judging comedy hackathons. Follow him on Twitter.

Shannon Spanhake

Deputy Innovation Officer for the Office of Mayor Edwin M. Lee in the City & County of San Francisco and has an unbounded enthusiasm for satellites and miniature animals. Follow her on Twitter.

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THE SCHEDULE

FRIDAY
6-9 — WHISKEY FRIDAY — This week's Whiskey Friday San Francisco is an extra special edition brought to you by SoundCloud and Cultivated Wit. We'll be at Southern Pacific Brewing on 620 Treat Ave near 19th and Folsom. Comedy Hack Day participants, demo attendees, and their friends are invited. Register here.

SATURDAY
9:30 — Check In + Breakfast
10:30 — API Demos
11:00 — Idea Pitches + Team Forming
11:30 — Start Hacking!
12:30 — Lunch
3:00 — Snacks + Beer
6:00 — Dinner
Beyond — All participants welcome to stay over night, though not required

SUNDAY
9:30 — Breakfast
12:30 — Deadline! All Hacks Due
1:00 — Lunch + Demo Prep Time
2:00 — Doors Open For Demo Attendees
3:00 — Demos Begin - Sign up to attend
6:00 — Prizes Announced
6:30 — Scram!

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THE PRIZES

Best Game Sponsored by Funny Or Die
The opportunity to meet with Funny Or Die in their San Mateo office to further develop your game together plus a super, radical collection of 90s handheld arcade games. That first one is probably way more valuable unless you fucking love electronic Battleship...


Most Ridiculous of a Mashery API
Apple TVs for each member of the team (maximum: 3-person team)


Best Use Of A Meme Sponsored by 10gen
A Jambox speaker


Best Music Hack Sponsored by Rdio
One-year Rdio subscriptions for the entire team


Best Improv Hack Sponsored by TokBox
Ostrich pillows


Least-Viable Product
One-year Github small subscriptions for the entire team, 50,000 MailChimp credits, and bottle of 1979 Glenfarclas single cask scotch whiskey personally signed by Emmy Award winning tech broadcaster, podcaster, and entrepreneur Leo Laporte. Clearly the most valuable thing you will have created.


Runner-Up Award For Almost Winning But Not Quite
One-year Github small subscriptions for the entire team, 75,000 MailChimp credits, and tickets to see Bob’s Burgers Live at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium. 


The MailChimp Super Awesome Way-Better-Than-Everybody-Else Award
One-year Github small subscriptions for the entire team, one-year Rdio subscriptions for the entire team, a promotional suite from Funny Or Die for your hack, 100,000 MailChimp credits, and the greatest hackathon prize of all time... The Nerdist Los Angeles Extravaganza! Experience!

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HACK SPONSOR

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API SPONSORS

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