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1010Creating and executing an appealing technical demo to an audience of software
1111developers is a ton of work, but there is no better way to get people
12- legitimately interested in your product if you land a great demo. The
13- inherent difficulty involved in exceptional technical demos also creates
14- a large moat that prevent others from easily copying the work you put into
15- the demo .
12+ legitimately interested in your product if you land a great demo with
13+ an appropriate audience. The inherent difficulty involved in exceptional
14+ technical demos also creates a large barrier that prevent others from simply
15+ copying your work, which can happen with technical blog content .
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17- The most important parts to a standout technical demo are :
17+ To achieve a standout technical demo you must :
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19- 1 . show how to solve a difficult technical problem, as easily as possible
20- 1 . take the audience on a story arc
21- 1 . do it live (especially if you include code)
22- 1 . rehearse constantly, both happy path and recovering from errors
19+ 1 . show how to easily solve a difficult technical problem
23201 . speak plainly but accurately
21+ 1 . do it live, including writing code if required
22+ 1 . tell a story with a narrative arc
23+ 1 . rehearse constantly, both the happy path and recovering from errors
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2526Examples:
2627* [ Twilio Phone Calls Demo at NY Tech Meetup (2010)] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VuXIgp9S7o )
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