Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Gururaj shared valuable insights from his experiences on having his previous startup getting acquired by a large public company, rapid growth with large-xLarge customers, and challenges in capturing SMBs and medium-sized enterprises. What motivated you to launch your startup? What has been your top challenges when growing your startup?

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

I treated the product demo as a live slide. For example, when pitching a renewable energy startup, I used a visual timeline to showcase the growth of the clean energy market, highlighting the potential for exponential returns. I also incorporated a live demo section to enable investors to see the tool in action.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. I’m keen for you to let us know a bit more about what that looks like.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

When considering “unconventional sales tactics” and doing so with a particular focus on startups, the entire issue can be summed up in a simple rule: startups need to use sales best practices as opposed to intuition, demonstrations and ego. Every single company that rushed to demo eventually closed the business.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 18, 2025

Josh Canale I had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Canale, the founder of Josh Canale Design  — a solo UX consultancy that helps early-stage AI startups turn complex tech into adoption-ready product experiences. What motivated you to launch your startup? What has been your biggest challenge when growing your startup?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Additionally, the program requires that the business enter into a collaborative relationship with a New Jersey-based public or private research university, technology startup, incubator, accelerator, or similar entity. For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

They typically highlight key features, benefits, or use cases, often with a quick demo or close-up visuals. In-product demo : Quick cuts through the user interface (UI) show exactly how the feature works, helping users visualize themselves using it. The goal is clarity: show the product, show the value, and make it easy to say yes.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 31, 2024

What motivated you to launch your startup? After the last company I worked for was acquired, I had a VP of Operations role lined up at a startup in D.C., But now, when I demo the platform, you can see their eyes light up. What has been your biggest challenge when growing your startup? The result?

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

After graduation, I dove headfirst into tech startups as it was clear they were investing the future every day. And we got to a point that our AI agent demo completely opened our eyes as to what was possible. To demo Regal, or learn more about their product, head to their website. Thanks Alex!

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

That's why, in addition to my own research, I've relied heavily on the expertise of seasoned VoIP users, product demos, industry professionals, and reputable third-party reviews to paint a complete picture. Here are some other examples. Aircall is a great option in this category. Do you need a low-cost solution?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

A small startup still managing a few dozen invoices manually, for example, needs different features and scalability than a rapidly growing enterprise processing hundreds (or thousands) of invoices across multiple departments. That's because every business has different objectives. One size definitely does not fit all in this world.

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500

MAY 21, 2019

Its been one week since the Misk 500 Batch 1 Demo Day and we’re still smiling. The post Misk 500 MENA Accelerator Celebrates First Demo Day appeared first on 500 Startups. The energy in the room in Riyadh, on May 13th, was palpable. Due to the observance of Ramadan in the region, the event began at 10 PM and concluded at 3 AM.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Startup Lessons' His math was correct and I can hardly blame him for taking a guess at what uBeam does but every assumption that he used was wildly inaccurate. One is reminded of the famous quote often attributed Mark Twain. ” **.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. Building Startups for Basecamp. They want you to attend demo days. I’ll go as long as it’s not on a demo day. It’s exhausting. Perhaps unsustainable.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 14, 2012

Sun's space was for it's customer assistance unit and Cornell just had a demo space patched into a supercomputer back on campus. Despite the attempts at seeding things way downtown, Flatiron and Soho is where tech startups grew, just like today. These are people whose business it is to support startups. So why didn't it work?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At The post Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab hosts Global Demo Day of Disruptive Startups appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Gust

JULY 25, 2023

Most, but not all, will offer networking opportunities (with the exception of programs that focus heavily on one-on-one mentorship) and most, but not all, will offer some form of funding opportunities, either through direct investment or by leveraging their network of investors for targeted introductions or a demo day-style event.

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500

MARCH 26, 2020

It’s what led me to San Francisco, and, ultimately, what drew me to 500 Startups. When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run. The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This week, I covered Zeta, a new startup working on joint finances for modern couples. Other startups have taken notice too, entering the world of multiplayer fintech, a term that categorizes socially focused and consumer-friendly financial services. Data on startups is dreadful. A triple-hitter Demo Day. techcrunch.com.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

From taking all aspects of our accelerators digital (including our Demo Day) to rethinking the opportunities of the future, we’ve taken this moment to analyze what innovations can come from this time and new opportunities that arise from our changing environment. As a VC firm, we’ve had to adapt many aspects of our business as well.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Asia is a significant market for startups due to its large and diverse population, as well as its rapidly growing economies. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Y Combinator’s summer batch of 2021 features 377 startups from 47 countries. It’s the 33rd Demo Day of the well-known accelerator and holds the largest cohort yet. YC S20 had 198 startups, so that’s a 90% increase from last year. include India, with 33 startups; the U.K., Amenli (Egypt). seed round.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 19, 2023

The companies selected for Cohort IV of ScaleUp Malaysia are smart retail startup Beebag, healthtech firm Docspe, AI tech Huddle, pet ecosystem integrator Petotum, vacation rental firm StayHere, and job matching platform Kabel. The program will culminate in a demo day with investors from all over the world.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Register Web3-focused accelerators have emerged to offer specialized programs and resources, aiding startups in navigating the unique hurdles of this domain. The accelerators aim to address the recent decline in funding for Web3 startups in the past year, leading to challenges for emerging projects during their early stages.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. Anna Dev tools plus generative AI Y Combinator Demo Days are a strong indicator of the trends investors might be interested in — and that’s one of the main reasons why TechCrunch always watches them pretty closely. . Sign up here.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Register KB Financial Group has collaborated with startups to support emerging ventures proactively. The financial institution recently organized the ‘2023 HUB Day,’ a startup demo day held at the KB Innovation Hub Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These groups are easy to find and fairly inexpensive to join.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Amazon’s first foray into the world of accelerator programs, designed to help early-stage startups build and launch, was focused on conversational AI back in 2016. Announced today, AWS has created a 10-week program for generative AI startups around the globe. There’s also a Demo Day in San Francisco at the end of the program.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Asan Voyager program is specifically designed to provide comprehensive assistance to early-stage Korean startups with a vision for global expansion. Additionally, startups participating in Asan Voyager receive tailored mentoring in specialized fields such as law, taxation and accounting, patents, investment, marketing, and sales.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 7, 2023

The selected applicants will also be able to use MoBagel’s product for free until the Demo Day. MoBagel is a cybersecurity and AI startup that KDDI Technology acquired in 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted on September 1st, and the Demo Day will take place in November.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

The XRPL Accelerator program is designed to assist early-stage startups in building innovative products and use cases for blockchain and crypto technology on the XRPL. Tenity aims to support visionary entrepreneurs in the region and contribute to the growth of emerging technologies and groundbreaking startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2022

Tech innovation is a cycle, especially in the main character-driven world of early-stage venture capital and copycat nature of startups. Y Combinator this week announced Launch YC , a platform where people can sort accelerator startups by industry, batch and launch date to discover new products. The latest proof?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. billion, according to data from Partech.

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