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Presentation Primer

We believe in the power and potential of student innovation

Basics• 5 minutes presentation– Powerpoint, Keynote– Demos, Props, etc

• 5 minutes Judge Q&A– They will ask you tough questions

Dos• Tell your story• Show us your hard work in demos• Have the whole team participate in Q&A.• Know who speaks on which topic• Practice with a mentor• Be Pithy in your Q&A responses• Use tools like Prezi• Do a Tech Check before presenting- make sure

everything works!• Learn about your judges

Don’ts• Have more than one presenter. Your

team will get a chance to come up during Q&A

• Make a video-only presentation. We want to see you

• Title your slides Business Model, Execution, Customer validation

• Need to respond to every piece of feedback

• Think that you won’t get tough questions

Sample flow1. Tell your story – What problem do you solve?2. What is your Startup? This is your Customer-

Validated Solution3. Demo – Live vs. Video4. Business model – How / How much do you earn?5. Competition – Who are they? Direct?6. Secret sauce – What makes you

special/Defensible?7. The Team – What makes you the right team?8. How much did you get done in 54 hours?9. Next steps

Why will you be memorable?

Tech Check• Bring all your gear. We will test it out.– Demos– Presentation laptops

• Sign up for a 5 minute slot in Dant Lounge