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Batch 8 500 Startups Demo Day | Our Top Ten

Tech Zulu Event

As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel. ” Demo Day.

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Investors, MVPs and Evidence of Traction

SoCal CTO

If you do build the MVP and show it to them, they will ask you about your metrics. They really want metrics, not a product. Cases Where a Mockup is Not Enough There are a few cases where mockups or clickable prototypes may not be enough: Usability, interaction design, etc. It won because of interface, ease of use.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Presenting Companies at Caltech

Tech Zulu Event

We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. RSVP: AGENDA.

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Filmzu: Find, Connect and Create New Content | Co-Founders Interview Nick Ghirardelli and Rupert Ralston

Tech Zulu Event

We got a very design-centric online portfolio for people to showcase their work like scripts, images, resume, and other things like that. We narrowed it down to key-metrics. A screen writer, nine times out of ten, isn’t going to have a demo reel. NG: Product design. Our target audience cares a lot about design.

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Next Gen CrowdInvesting | Chance Barnett (CEO) of Crowdfunder

Tech Zulu Event

Think of it as a virtual pitch frame that allows local angel investors to group up and run their own demo days. They like getting in on deals in compelling spaces and enjoy telling others about why they love the companies they work with; they don’t repeat metrics and return models. Deals were made both online and offline.

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