What do user experience guru Dan Brown, lead TechCrunch developer Andy Brett, fantastic comic book writer and filmmaker Jim Krueger, startup advocate and investor David Cohen, co-founder of Wired magazine and author Kevin Kelly, and that-guy-from-that-blog-post Zed Shaw have in common?

They’re all experts who are here to help evaluate your application. You’ve all worked incredibly hard for the past 48 hours — now it’s their turn. These individuals will turn your applications upside down, looking at the appearance, the utility, the user flow, and providing you with helpful feedback.

One of the great things we’ve seen over the years is that even the teams that don’t make it past the preliminary round often continue developing their app. We’ve even had a few teams launch successful products from their 48-hour sprints! So take advantage of the feedback you get, and we’d love to hear your success stories.

The organizers are truly humbled to be working with a panel of such esteemed professionals — but don’t take our word for it!

Check them out for yourself!