Fumble Free Demo: There’s nothing worse than an awesome concept, strategy, and months of development than stumbling when presenting your idea to the public, or worse, venture capitalists. Use your friends, peers, small sample groups to practice your “elevator pitch” and get your demo to work 100% no matter the conditions that may be present. Don’t rely on anthing, don’t assume there will be power or internet access. Prepare as if you are presenting outside in the rain. You never know when that one “big” opportunity will come to knock it out of the park so get it right every time.

Also the demo should be impactful but short. You want to leave with the audience wanting to ask questions and learn more about what you’re doing. Try and keep it under 10 minutes if possible which should provide time to explain the concept, impact to user(s), and then quick demo. Don’t cover too much but be prepared to answer obvious questions such as monetization strategy, time to release, problems in development and if solved, etc.

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