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VC Confessions: I Don’t Really Care About Your Product Demo

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The entrepreneur cannot wait to show me their product via a demo. Most entrepreneurs seem confused by my reaction and often say something like: “VCs love demos. Note: I invest almost exclusively in b-to-b software companies. Don’t Demo Me Bro. Sales Mode – Demos intrinsically cause Founders to launch into sales mode.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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They demoed the electricity transfer with a physical device that looked like something that would never be allowed on an airplane. I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. But it seemed to work. I spent one hour with them.

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AppOnboard Signs Customers For Mobile App Demo Technology

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Los Angeles-based AppOnboard , the developer of mobile app demo technology led by Jonathan Zweig, says that it now has such app developers as FoxNext Games, Game Insight, Superheart Studios, Jam City, Huuuge Games, and Simple Habit using its tools.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

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Your product demo crushed. You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. You had an amazing meeting with an investor. The dialog was great. They told you how much they loved your space.

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How to Get Busy People to Take Action When You Send an Email

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When emails get a bit longer due to background info I often break it up into sections (as I am doing in this post). I am soon going to start piloting a software application to help me do this. I met the founder and saw the demo and loved the functionality / approach. Any sociologist can tell you that.

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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

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This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. would acknowledge – they needed to get to the demo more quickly.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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Our most recent Demo Day in November 2018 (at Google/Venice on the main stage) was the most well-attended Demo Day in the history of Startup Boost. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? For many founders, this type of mature leadership doesnt come naturally.