Topic outline

  • Wrap-up


    Schedule
    DatePlaceDescription
    29 - NovDesign Factory, Main StageWorkshop - lab time
    1 - Dec 15:00 to 19:00Maria 01Final presentation - Demo Day

    Instructions and information on Demo Day - 1st Dec 
    The standard format of a Demo Day is pitch. You will have 3 minutes to pitch your idea to the jury. And we mean 3 minutes, no more. The jury will consist of 3 experts, external to the course and Aalto, who will have 6 minutes to give you feedback or ask questions

    There are two pro tips that would help you a lot: 
    • If a jury member asks you a question, give a super short and concise answer. If you ramble, there will not be time left for any more feedback and comments. Talk less, listen more. 
    • Make sure your pitch is not longer than 3 minutes, write down on a paper the text for your pitch. Read it slowly several times making sure it fits 3 minutes. Shorten it if needed. Writing the text down can also help you see if you can improve your vocab, use synonyms, or delete sentences or phrases that repeat themselves. 


    This is what your event space will look like. There will be a big screen wall behind you, and you will have a clicker and a timer. 

    Ok you’ve done it! The pitch and being roasted by investors are over, so it’s time to relax now, because every Demo Day ends with a mingle! We bring pizza and music, you bring good vibes and celebrate the end of the course with your teammates and teachers. Startup mingle is also a great place to network and create connections. Talk to other course mates, teachers and startup people from Maria 01 who join the mingle. You cannot know where these connections will take you!

    Location for Demo Day

    What can be a more perfect place for a Demo Day than the leading startup hub in the Nordics? Welcome to Maria 01, a home to dozens of Nordic VCs, Finnish Business Angel Network, and hundreds of startups and scaleups. Maybe it’ll be the home for your startup in the future. 😉

    Maria 01 is in the heart of Helsinki at Lapinlahdenkatu 16. It’s a 5-minute walk from Kamppi Shopping Center, the central metro and bus station, and a 10-15 minute walk from the central railway station.

    If you arrive before 15.00: You can access the Event Space from the main reception, just go one floor up.

    If you arrive after 15.00: You can access the Event Space from Entrance B, Building 1 (Left of the main reception), using the door code 272727, and just go one floor up.

    Startup Experience Demo Day will take place on the second floor, in the main building’s Event Space.

    Schedule for Demo Day

    Start time End time Activity
    15:00
    		 15:05 Opening 
    15:05 15:15 Intro to Maria 01
    15:20 16:10 First group of pitches
    16:10 16:20 Break
    16.20 17:10 Second group of pitches
    17:10 17:20 Startup Story
    17:20 17:30 Closing words and transition
    17:30 19:00 Mingle


    • Materials

    • Folder icon
      Session 23 Folder
    • Folder icon
      Session 24: Demo Day at Maria 01 Folder

      Instructions for the final presentation: 

      You choose the approach, but we expect to see most of the information from the Investor Pitch Deck, plus your own insights and thoughts about how you could continue AFTER the course, if some members of your team wanted to continue. 

      The focus is less on the financial aspect and asking for investment but rather on the idea, the concept and the business model to make it happen. We are not looking for investment during Demo Day but rather presentation of a potential startup with a good idea and a team behind it. A go-to-market plan or the plan for the project is also good to have. 



      Pitching order
      Order Time Team name and team number
       1 15:20-15:29  Team 7
      2 15:29-15:38 Team 11
      3 15:38-15:47 Team 1
      4 15:47-15:56 Team 2
      5 15:56-16:05 Team 10
      6 16:05-16:14 Team 8

      		16:14-16:20 BREAK
      716:25-16.34team 4
      8 16:34-16:43 team 3
      9 16:43-16:52 team 12
      10 16:52-17:01 team 9
      11 17:01-17:10 team 5


    • File icon
      Final Exam Slots and Timetable File PDF

      The timetable is attached below. The timetable is now fixed. So unless you have some urgent matters, please do not change your booking under short notice. The zoom links are also available accordingly. 

      Paul's zoom link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/6111806461

      Johannes' zoom link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/63677259762

      Teddy's zoom link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/63301872642

    • Assignments

    • Assignment icon
      PDF of the final presentation for DEMO DAY - to be sent to the JUDGES Assignment
      Students must
      Make a submission

      This slide deck is in PDF format so it can be sent to judges. These slides will be sent to judges by Wednesday morning so make sure to meet the deadline. 

    • Assignment icon
      Update all your process checklists Assignment
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • Assignment icon
      Slide deck for rehearsal day Assignment

      Please upload your PowerPoint slides here before the rehearsal by 8am Tuesday 29.11

      Label them correctly to this format: "(team number)-(team name)". For example: team 1-momento 

      All presentations during Demo Day and Rehearsal will be done via our computer so we will not plug in your devices during the event.

      if your files are too big, please send them to Teddy via his email duy.tran@aalto.fi 

    • Assignment icon
      Slide deck for DEMO DAY Assignment

      Please upload your PowerPoint slides here by 9 pm Tuesday 29.11 

      Label them correctly to this format: "(team number)-(team name)". For example: team 1-momento 

      All presentations during Demo Day and Rehearsal will be done via our computer so we will not plug in your devices during the event.

      if your files are too big, please send them to Teddy via his email duy.tran@aalto.fi 

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