The document provides guidance for a student presentation on Sunday, outlining dos and don'ts. It recommends telling your story, showing hard work through demos, having the whole team participate in Q&A, practicing with a mentor, and being concise in responses. Sample presentation flows and a tech check are also described.

1. We believe in the power and potential
of student innovation
Clear16
launch!!
Sunday Presentation

2. Basics
• 5 minutes presentation
– Powerpoint, Keynote
– Demos, Props, etc
• 5 minutes Judge Q&A
– They will ask you tough questions

3. Dos
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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

4. 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

5. Sample flow
1. Tell your story – What problem do you
solve?
2. What is your Startup? This is your
Customer-Validated Solution
3. Demo – Live vs. Video
4. 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
Why will you be memorable?
team?

6. Tech Check
• Bring all your gear. We will test it out.
– Demos
– Presentation laptops
• Sign up for a 5 minute slot in Dant Lounge