[Open Livepeer Network] Livepeer ComfyUI Hacker Program

[livepeer-grants-bot]

Application by: ericxtang_livepeer

What is your project, and what problem does it solve?

Hacker program that teaches hackers about real time video AI workflows + a competition for creating the best workflow

Link to public GitHub repo (if applicable)

Link to demo website (if applicable)

n/a

Please describe in more detail why this proposal is valuable for the Livepeer ecosystem

Create credibility for Livepeer in the ComfyUI community, and product feedback for improving ComfyStream

Please describe in details what your final deliverable for this project will be.

Workflows from hackers, demo videos, and product improvements from ComfyStream.

How will this deliverable benefit the Livepeer ecosystem?

Create credibility for Livepeer in the ComfyUI community, and product feedback for improving ComfyStream

Please break up your development work into a clear set of milestones

Number	Description	Deliverable	Amount	Start Date	End Date
1	Hacker program	Workflows + demo video + demo day + initial workflow developer community	$13,500.00	December 16, 2024 UTC	January 22, 2025 UTC

What is the total amount requested (in USD)?

13500

Specify your team's long-term plans to maintain this software and upgrade it over time

All the workflows will be hosted, ComfyStream will continue to be improved upon.

Please describe (in words) your team's relevant experience, and why you think you are the right team to build this project. You can cite your team's prior experience in similar domains, doing similar dev work, individual team members' backgrounds, etc.

Strong experience in real time video AI + ComfyUI

Who is your target user group? How do you plan on getting your users to use this?

ComfyUI developers

How did you learn about the Livepeer Grants Program?

n/a

Was this project started at a hackathon or another web3 event? Which one?

Not a particularly web3 event, but did have a number of participants who are web3 aware.

Please include any additional information that you think would be useful in helping us to evaluate your proposal.