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Re: Startup School 2017 Presentations

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i just watched 3 random presentations, and i was surprised how low quality these videos are. I mean, they might have an amazing product, but the delivery could be a show stopper. What do you guys think?

For many of the teams, english is a second or third language, and they came from areas where startups/tech are in it's infancy, so access to decent hardware is tough. With that said, we only spent a week working on videos and it's more our fault than theirs that we chose to focus on building product rather than pitching, as many companies were very early.

I think a couple text lines about the market, some screenshots, and a product demo video would be good. Optionally, for those looking for funding, some info on traction growth.

The hardest is the demo video, but that is the most important. Without a good demo video you don't understand why your product exists.

Re: Startup School 2017 Presentations

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As a solo founder, I found startup school invaluable. It really helped keep me honest with myself to discuss what I had done and what I will do at the weekly office hours. I would recommend Startup School to any startup but if you're a solo founder then I think you will find the weekly office hours especially valuable. Here's my presentation: Pingy is a desktop app to create, share and deploy websites: https://www.st…

Wow, this is great! As someone who is coming back to web dev after a few years off, this will be awesome for my use!
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