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MAY 9, 2018

Your product demo crushed. I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. On a phone call it’s too easy to be distracted and thumb through paperwork, stare out the window or glance at your computer screen. The dialog was great. everything.

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Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

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APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

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JANUARY 31, 2010

So I thought I’d write a piece on how to not suck when you give a presentation. If you demo your product (which is always great) then tell us part of the story while you’re demo’ing. Also, asking is not appropriate at a marquee conferences like TechCrunch50, DEMO, Twiistup and the like.

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