# **Virtual Demo Day Student Protocol**

### What is Demo Day?

Demo Day is an event dedicated to CodePath students. CodePath students will have the opportunity to present their group project to their classmates, Tech Fellows, Gurus, Judges, and CodePath community. In the past, Demo Day has taken many forms — such as an in-person event held in San Francisco and a virtual event held during the pandemic. Regardless the location or platform, Demo Day's objective is to provide students with a stage to share the culmination of their progress after weeks of learning and practice!

In this cohort, Demo Day is segmented into two events: local Demo Day and national Demo Day. Each group will present at their local Demo Day held at their respective site. Afterwards, each group is eligible to be considered as a finalist in the national Demo Day to compete in front of cool judges and prizes.

## **Student Action Items**

- Groups must pick a **lead presenter** who will be the person in charge of sharing their screen when it’s their turn to present
- Revisit and polish your Github repo README to help judges understand the features, technical challenges, and use cases of your app

*If a team member is unable to participate, that’s fine. Don’t forget to give credit, though!

## **Local Demo Day Details**

**Date:** [FILL IN] ***Note for TFs, schedule your demo day as early as possible AND before DEC 16th***

**Time:** [FILL IN]

**Location:** [FILL IN]

*mandatory for all groups - at least one person from each group must present.

## Local Demo Day **Presentation Structure**

1. Each group has [FILL IN] **minutes MAX** to present. The order of the presentations will be based on volunteers followed by alphabetical order.
2. A Tech Fellow will message your team lead to confirm your team is ready present
3. Your team takes the stage and presents!

## **Presentation/Pitch Decks Suggestions**

**Suggestion 1:**

- Only pitch deck
- Slides contain screenshots/GIFs of your app's core features and user flows
- Check out this resource on [how to design a better pitch deck](https://www.ycombinator.com/library/4T-how-to-design-a-better-pitch-deck/) from YCombinator

**Suggestion 2:**

- Pitch deck + live demo on simulator
- Lead Presenter will have simulator running prior to demo day start
- Tip: Avoid the login flow, unless it is unique. Get straight to the point!

**Suggestion 3:**

- Startup/crowdfunding Marketing Video
- Imagine you were a startup creating a marketing video…

# National Demo Day

## How to enter

If you are having a in-person local Demo Day, your group is responsible for recording your presentation.

If you are having a virtual local Demo Day, your Tech Fellow will record the entire Demo Day and your group will not be responsible for recording (because Zoom participants cannot record video+audio)

After your local Demo Day, fill out this 👉 [GOOGLE FORM](https://forms.gle/HCpo5mroSAEaU3nm8) 👈 (o*nly one submission per team is needed).*

## How finalists are chosen

Gurus will review team presentations from local Demo Day recordings. From the submissions, Gurus will select **5 iOS and 5 Android teams** as finalists to participate in our National Demo Day!

## National **Demo Day Details**

**Date:** Saturday, December 18th, 2021

**Time:** 12 – 1:30 PM PST

**Location:** *Zoom link will be sent before the event*

*optional - teams submit this [google form](https://forms.gle/HCpo5mroSAEaU3nm8) to be eligible

## Prizes

- **1st Place Team:** $500
- **2nd Place Team:** $300
- **3rd Place Team:** $200

*prizes are split amongst team members