PHP×Philly's Whimsy Tank

Name: PHP×Philly's Whimsy Tank
Start: 2026-10-28T18:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-10-28T20:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Curotec

PHP×Philly

Curotec

Philadelphia, PA

Welcome! To join the event, please register below.

About Event

Join us for the PHP×Philly October meetup:

Whimsy Tank: A Shark Tank for Silly Ideas

Inspired by Christina Martinez's Whimsy-Driven Development talk, this month's PHP×Philly is a pitch competition where the business that brings the biggest smile gets a deal.

Bring a project you built for fun. Pitch it to our judges. You'll be scored on whimsy, silliness, and how little money it could ever make. Nobody cares about market size. We care about whether it made you giggle while you built it.

How it works

Anyone can pitch. Let us know if you have something to show when you arrive.
Pitches run 5 minutes, plus a couple of minutes of judge questions.
Have slides or a live demo ready.
Judges score on vibes: is it silly, is it fun, is it impractical?
Winner takes home a used iPod nano!

The judges

Ian Landsman: Founder of HelpSpot (and the godfather of Laravel)
Joe Tannenbaum: Engineering Team Lead for Open Source at Laravel

Not pitching? Come anyway. Cheering is encouraged.

Our friends at Curotec are hosting (around 13th and Chestnut).

Please RSVP!

Location

Curotec

109 S 13th St Suite 119, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

The entrance is on 13th St, just left of Zios Pizza. You will see a sign for Eviama Spa—it's in the same building entrance as them. Use the touch screen at the entrance and press the button for Curotec. When you're inside, walk down the hall to the elevator. Go to the 3rd floor, and then exit the elevator to the left, walk outside on the catwalk and we're at the end of the outdoor catwalk.

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A bi-monthly(ish) meetup for PHP artisans.

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