Demo Day
da Jacelyn Wu
1. Venue
1.1. deposit vs. final payment timeline
1.2. decorating the venue costs
1.2.1. With branding
2. Market/Publicity of the event
2.1. tag line
2.2. online marketing
2.3. Attract the media
3. List of contacts
3.1. Caterer
3.2. Venue
3.3. AV
3.4. Hotel
3.5. Transportation
4. Speaker for demo day
4.1. Preparation of food&water
4.2. Receiving presentations from the start-ups
4.2.1. Selecting the start-ups
4.2.1.1. Optional events in the evening for different start-ups to join
4.2.1.1.1. Networking mixer in the hotel with industry leaders
4.3. Judges
4.3.1. Key industry stakeholders
4.3.2. How do we attract them?
5. Sponsors
5.1. Prizes offering
6. Flights
6.1. Pick up from the airport
6.1.1. Hotel rooms
7. Contingencies to travel arrangements/insurance
8. Hiring
8.1. A/V Professionals
8.1.1. Date: Sometime in October but we need to try to avoid holidays/thanksgiving or other international holidays
8.1.1.1. Confirm the date with key participants/judges/sponsors as part of the timeline