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DEMO diary, Day 4
February 01, 2007 - Steve Rosenbaum
So, it's 'D' day (demo day).
And we're all ready to go. The day started at 7:30am, with an hour of continental breakfast - which was a great way to meet folks, get comfortable with other demo folks, and drink coffee (lots).
Then, at 8:30 the day begins and the general session is off and running. I'll blog some of the companies that i am particularly excite about later, but at this point suffice it to say that video was center stage. By 10:30, we were off the to Pavilion - sharing Magnify with a steady flow of visitors from the media, the venture community, and biz dev partners.
I have to say that i wasn't able to listen to the folks that were on in our group of companies - it was just to nerve wracking. But then, before i could spend any time being concerned - we were in the green room. The guys from Clip Syndicate were on before us - and i have to say that i was a little jelous. They were showing fireman videos, and they'd gone to the local firehouse and gotten a real set of fire-gear (coat, hat, the whole deal). So cool... and we don't have an costumes so i'm wishing we'd thought about that. Oh well. Backstage they work hard to calm you down - they even handed out hot towels before you go on stage. A nice touch - really strangely calming.
Ok - so here goes:
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Six minutes go by in a blur. Simon and Emeri are completely on, and they nail their roles. I have no idea how i do. The only thing i know is that i'm off stage, and i didn't trip.
Later on - if the feedback from folks is any indication - we did well. The booth is jammed, folks now 'get it' - and traffic on the sight is going through the roof. We're tracking to have our biggest day ever. nice.
And we're all ready to go. The day started at 7:30am, with an hour of continental breakfast - which was a great way to meet folks, get comfortable with other demo folks, and drink coffee (lots).
Then, at 8:30 the day begins and the general session is off and running. I'll blog some of the companies that i am particularly excite about later, but at this point suffice it to say that video was center stage. By 10:30, we were off the to Pavilion - sharing Magnify with a steady flow of visitors from the media, the venture community, and biz dev partners.
I have to say that i wasn't able to listen to the folks that were on in our group of companies - it was just to nerve wracking. But then, before i could spend any time being concerned - we were in the green room. The guys from Clip Syndicate were on before us - and i have to say that i was a little jelous. They were showing fireman videos, and they'd gone to the local firehouse and gotten a real set of fire-gear (coat, hat, the whole deal). So cool... and we don't have an costumes so i'm wishing we'd thought about that. Oh well. Backstage they work hard to calm you down - they even handed out hot towels before you go on stage. A nice touch - really strangely calming.
Ok - so here goes:
CLICK TO SEE THE VIDEO
Six minutes go by in a blur. Simon and Emeri are completely on, and they nail their roles. I have no idea how i do. The only thing i know is that i'm off stage, and i didn't trip.
Later on - if the feedback from folks is any indication - we did well. The booth is jammed, folks now 'get it' - and traffic on the sight is going through the roof. We're tracking to have our biggest day ever. nice.
