Austin | Claude Code For Everyone
Designed for Claude Community, Damon Bodine & Riana Bodine to spark real collaboration and high-energy learning.
The 4:30 AM Hackathon Heist
Teams are thrown into the chaos of an Austin startup emergency: a core app breaks hours before an investor pitch. Each team gets a sabotaged repo and 15 minutes to restore functionality using Claude. At minute 8, the Wi-Fi 'crashes'—teams must switch to phones for all internet access. At the end, teams deliver a 60-second 'fix story' pitch and the room votes on most ingenious rescue and best drama.
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Why this works
The pressure of a real-world crisis plus a sudden constraint creates urgency and memorable stories. Friendly competition, urgency, and a local Austin startup twist ensure people will talk about it long after.
Claude Speed Debug Showdown
Participants face a nasty bug in a simple Flask app: first, 10 minutes to find and fix it manually. Then, the same bug gets tackled using Claude and a single prompt. Teams compare their time-to-fix, quality of solution, and note any hilarious or surprising Claude responses. Group votes: did Claude’s approach beat the best manual fix?
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Why this works
A practical, side-by-side comparison makes tool strengths and limits obvious while giving everyone a concrete success (or surprise) moment.
Claude Hot Take Gauntlet
Damon and Riana collect spicy Claude myths from the audience—'Claude can’t do multi-file refactors,' 'It’s lost on legacy Python,' etc. Each hot take gets a live audience prediction (YES/NO), then the host demos the scenario in real time. The group watches, laughs, and a scoreboard tracks which predictions win and which myths get busted.
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Why this works
Making bold claims public before a live reveal creates memorable suspense and makes hosts look sharp. It’s fun, interactive, and builds trust.