about this event
Speak it. Build it. Ground it. Ship it.
Theme: Speech to Ship is a one-day, in-person hackathon at Emergent HQ in San Francisco, hosted by Willow, Emergent and You.com. You'll build a real app using only your voice: speak it with Willow, build and ship it with Emergent, and make it smart and local with You.com's real-time web search.
The twist: you don't pick the idea, the draw does. At kickoff, every builder draws a city, a business and a customer. Draw Seoul x skincare shop x tourists, and you might build a K-beauty advisor that knows what's trending in Seoul this week. No time lost deciding what to build. You start building right away.
Schedule (Fri, Nov 20) - 9:00 AM Check-in, breakfast and networking - 10:30 AM Welcome, sponsor intros and product demos - 11:00 AM The Build Draw - 11:15 AM Hacking start - 2:00 PM Lunch - 4:45 PM Submission deadline and code freeze - 5:00 PM Live demos and judging - 7:00 PM Awards and dinner
Prizes: Best Overall, Judges' Favorite and Most Creative plus bonus side tracks. Winners share $5,000 in credits, plus speech-themed hardware prizes (think audio goodies :).
Who should come: Anyone! Emergent lets anyone build, so no coding experience is needed. Developers, designers, founders, students and first-time builders are all welcome. Come solo or bring a team of up to 4, and we'll help match teams at check-in. Credits for Willow, Emergent and You.com are provided, so come ready to build.
About the hosts Willow: the fastest and most accurate AI voice dictation tool that turns natural speech into polished text in any app. It helps you and your team move faster through emails, messages, documents, and AI prompts without spending all day typing. Emergent: the AI platform that builds and ships full-stack apps. You.com: the leading AI search infrastructure built for developers, with APIs that power agents and apps with live, citation-backed data from the web, news and research.
PS: Space is limited, and registrations are approved on a rolling basis.
when
Speech to Ship Hackathon: Speak It, Build It, Ship It.
Check-in at 9:00 AM, welcome and sponsor demos at 10:30 AM, The Build Draw at 11:00 AM, hacking from 11:15 AM, lunch at 2:00 PM, submission deadline and code freeze at 4:45 PM, live demos and judging at 5:00 PM, awards and dinner at 7:00 PM.
◍ Emergent HQ, San Franciscotickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Registration | Free | No fee | Available | Free entry; space is limited and registrations are approved on a rolling basis. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Credits shared among winners | $5,000 |
| Best Overall | Award plus share of credits and speech-themed hardware prizes | TBA |
| Judges' Favorite | Award plus share of credits and speech-themed hardware prizes | TBA |
| Most Creative | Award plus share of credits and speech-themed hardware prizes | TBA |
| Bonus side tracks | Additional prizes on bonus side tracks | TBA |