InfoChachkie
JUNE 9, 2015
The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Yet to be a truly effective accelerator, the work must continue the momentum beyond Demo Day.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
Don’t even get me started on Demo Days. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs. I don’t.
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Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 30, 2012
We write and create our own content for the game. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. And that that cycle continues so as the early stage first time entrepreneurs get experience…” “They turn into the mentors for the next generation.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 28, 2012
From LA Demo Day to Silicon Beach Fest to Crowdstart LA to hackathons to Startup Weekends, companies and entrepreneurs alike have joined forces to feed the startup ecosystem. I met with a lawyer, talked to an investor and a few mentors, all who are serial entrepreneurs to advise me. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut!
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 1, 2011
Justin Bieber is unbelievably entrepreneurial and most of you will never know it because he serves a target demo that doesn’t include you. And he has acted as a personal mentor for Justin ever since. As you know, Justin’s is 8-15 year-old girls and he built his music & persona around this demo.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. If you do a lot of pitches, spend the six minutes to watch this.
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