diff --git a/src/projects/demos/2/README.md b/src/projects/demos/2/README.md index 55aa053..9e29a9d 100644 --- a/src/projects/demos/2/README.md +++ b/src/projects/demos/2/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,85 @@ # Demo & Pitch Night 2 -## Early-Mid February 2024 -Coming soon... \ No newline at end of file +## 29 February 2024 + +## Objectives + +Share your progress with the club, get feedback from industry guests, and practice your public speaking and pitching. + +This is a pitch and demo, you are selling your product to investors. + +## Quick Info + +### Start Time: 6pm sharp + +### Time Limit: 10 minutes + +### Dress Code: Business Casual + +## What to do + +Keep the focus on the product. +Demo your product live, if it's deployed that's even better but localhost is okay. +Have a pre-recorded demo *as a backup*, in case things go wrong. + +## What not to do + +Don't show any code. +Don't talk about your challenges and wins. + +## Suggested talking points + +These are just suggestions and not at all mandatory, but may help get you started. + +### General + +- Talk about the problem space & your solution (create a story around it) +- Introduce team members +- Talk about features (MVP) +- Roadmap of what you'll do next (adding x feature, finalizing for launch, etc.) + +### Strategy + +- STP Analysis +- Exploring monetization and revenue models +- Income & Expenditure forecasts in the real world +- Unique Value Proposition, Problem Statement & Branding (collaborate with design team) +- Market size research, figure out Total Addressable Market, Serviceable Addressable +- Competition Research + +### Design + +- Create a user persona (based on your user research) to explore the problem space - (collaborate with strategists) +- How has user research driven your decision on what to include in your MVP features? List some of the features. +- Show your high-fidelity designs / technical demo + +### Development + +- *Quick* overview of tech stack, showing off tech's best feature + - (e.g. *we're using NextJS hosted on Vercel because it lets us rapidly deploy changes to our users*) +- How are you deploying your app? +- Launch plans +- Would you like to be on the App Store, etc? +- Show a functional demo + +## Milestones + +These [milestones](https://docs.techstartucalgary.com/projects/roadmap/index.html#step-1---start-with-milestones) will give you a rough idea of where you should be by the demo, they are not requirements. + +### Strategy + +- Everything money related figured out + - business model + - revenue forecasts + - expenses + +### Design + +- Usability testing on prototype is complete +- High-fidelity designs are complete +- Final designs are handed off to development + +### Development + +- Front-end and back-end connected +- Deployed to cloud providers (AWS, Vercel, etc.) diff --git a/src/projects/demos/README.md b/src/projects/demos/README.md index 62c6002..c9b5fc9 100644 --- a/src/projects/demos/README.md +++ b/src/projects/demos/README.md @@ -5,23 +5,25 @@ at the end of each academic year. At this event, people from different industries and backgrounds come and give us feedback on the projects. -This is also a great opportunity for you as a professional and us +This is also a great opportunity for you as a professional and us as a club to connect and network with different companies. It's important to remember that as an entrepreneurial club, you will -also be pitching your ideas to potential investors, so your hard work +also be pitching your ideas to potential investors, so your hard work on the business strategy will be on display here. Pitching your start-up -in a convincing manner is a critical skill, so we also give you the opportunity to -practice this. +in a convincing manner is a critical skill, so we also give you the opportunity to +practice this. -This year's showcase is scheduled for **April 27th, 2023**. -To prepare for this, we want each team to demo and pitch their project to -the club before the showcase. This will help you get experience and valuable +This year's showcase is scheduled for **April 27th, 2024**. +To prepare for this, we want each team to demo and pitch their project to +the club before the showcase. This will help you get experience and valuable feedback from fellow project teams, execs, and our partners in industry. -# Dates to Remember -| Date | Event | Audience| -|-------------------------|---------------:|--------:| -| 30 November 2023 | Demo & Pitch Night 1 | Project Teams & Execs | -| Early-mid February 2024 | Demo & Pitch Night 2 | TBD | -| Early April | Demo & Pitch Night 3 | TBD | \ No newline at end of file +## Dates to Remember + +| Date | Event | Audience | Location | +|------------------|---------------------:|-----------------------------:|---------------------------:| +| 30 November 2023 | Demo & Pitch Night 1 | Project Teams & Execs | ENC 201 | +| 29 February 2024 | Demo & Pitch Night 2 | Tech Start & Industry Guests | ENC 201 | +| Early April | Demo & Pitch Night 3 | TBD | TBD | +| 27 April 2024 | Final Showcase | Open to the Public | Hunter Hub Collision Space |