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is there a way, any way, for us plebeians to have a look at the presentations done on demo days?
by alaskamiller 19y ago
is there a way, any way, for us plebeians to have a look at the presentations done on demo days?
- pg 19y agoI doubt we'd make them public, since (a) most of the startups haven't launched yet by that time and (b) even the ones that have tend to describe future plans they'd rather not have get into the hands of competitors.
- brlewis 19y agoOne option would be to record them, then let the startups themselves decide whether to distribute the videos or not.
- paul 19y agoThat's a good idea, though the startups could just repeat the presentation later in front of a camera, which might be a better idea (they can do multiple shoots, etc).
- Tichy 19y agoWhile it sounds like a good idea, that seems unlikely to work. Why would they put in the extra effort? I think it would be one of those good ideas that get postponed indefinitely.
- SwellJoe 19y agoYes on all counts. I wouldn't want our Demo Day presentation disseminated because it kinda sucked. And I wouldn't do it again, because when I next present I expect a big fat check to follow within a month or so. But maybe I'm just lazy.
- alaskamiller 19y agoHow can there not be any value in this? If not for the practice at least for the fanatical viewing this particular audience will do. And I'm also surprised at how little the companies communicate their product idea or vision. But maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing.
- paul 19y agoI tend to agree. People may be underestimating the benefit that the increased awareness would give. Serendipity is powerful because "random" people often know the "right" people.
- brlewis 19y agoThe two ideas aren't mutually exclusive. Some presenters might do better in front of an audience, some might find they can do better the second time around. You could mix footage to redo certain parts, etc.
- pg 19y agoWe may start to do that, if only to show future YC startups what a good demo day presentation is like.