Build It Anyway: Signal Hunt with Apify | SF Tech Week Hackathon for Non-Technical Builders
No code, no problem. Build an AI agent that finds what matters on the web.
One day, zero code, and you leave with a working AI agent that does the boring part of your job for you.
🙋 IS THIS YOU?
A founder juggling first sales leads while keeping an eye on competitors
In sales, stuck scrolling LinkedIn by hand looking for buying signals
In GTM and want warm leads, not another cold list
A marketer trying to keep up with competitor posts and rising creators
Running an e-commerce brand and want to know the moment a competitor drops prices or gets bad reviews
If any of that sounds familiar, come build with us. Never written a line of code? Even better, we made this for you.
⚙️ HOW THE DAY WORKS
01 Watch it live: a real sales signal agent, demoed before you start
02 / Pick a track and build: Apify pulls live web data, mentors help all day
03 Demo it: show what you built, then keep using it at work
🧭 PICK YOUR TRACK
TRACK 1: SOCIAL SIGNAL SELLING
Turn hiring, funding, leadership changes and social activity into leads you can contact right away.
→ An agent that checks your target accounts weekly and flags who's ready to buy
TRACK 2: E-COMMERCE AND PRICING
Track competitor prices, stock and reviews, and act fast when something changes.
→ An alert when a competitor cuts prices or gets hit with bad reviews
TRACK 3: MARKETING INTEL
Find influencers, watch competitor posts and catch trends early.
→ A weekly brief on what competitors posted and which creators are growing
🗓️ SCHEDULE
9:30 AM · Doors open and check-in
10:00 AM · Welcome from the hosts
10:10 AM · Tracks and rules
10:20 AM · Live demo: a real sales signal agent
10:30 AM · Build time with in-room support
1:00 PM · Demos and judging
2:30 PM · Winners announced
3:00 PM · Close
🤝 WHO'S IN THE ROOM
Hosted by:
Build It Anyway: the hackathon for non-technical builders
ESE (European Startup Embassy): our home base in SF
Base44: build full apps just by describing them
Build Club (buildclub.ai): the world's most collaborative AI community
Powered by:
Apify: live data from almost any website
WHY BUILD IT ANYWAY
We started at Toronto Tech Week, where 80 first-time builders shipped working products in one evening. Now we're in SF with the European Startup Embassy, building next to European founders and the local SF community.
📍 ESE · 461 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Friday, Oct 9 · 10 AM to 3 PM PT (doors 9:30)
Hosted by Build It Anyway, ESE, Base44 and Build Club. Powered by Apify.