DeMo Intro Deck, January 2012

Deck I used to walk through the introductions, housekeeping, and overview of DeMo for the January 2012 session at Startup City in Des Moines. I'm sharing this so that folks who weren't in attendance might get a better idea of what DeMo is all about. You can read about the January 2012 presentations on my blog:

1. WELCOME TO DEMO FOR JANUARY 17, 2012 <!-- demo = demonstration or de(s) mo(ines) --> www.facebook.com/demodsm twitter: @scottrocketship www.scottrocketship.com Tuesday, January 17, 2012
2. ^BROUGHT TO YOU BY^ Tell Yas from iapps24 THANKS for supporting DeMo. www.iapps24.com Tuesday, January 17, 2012
3. ADDITIONAL THANKS TO: Startup City Becky Mollenkamp BitMethod Tej, Chuck, Dan S., Brian, Rob, Dan B., Bailey Tuesday, January 17, 2012
4. LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! (CUE GROANS) • Your Name. • Your Role: artist/designer, developer, business/marketing, other (TIP: Just say other and move on.) • Favorite board game growing up. • (TIP: Talk fast. This is just a warm-up.) Tuesday, January 17, 2012
5. WHAT IS DEMO? • A monthly checkup for Des Moines’ builders, designers, hackers and makers. • A show-and-tell. • A design critique. • A way to get help and get connected. Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6. HOW DOES IT WORK? Tuesday, January 17, 2012
7. ONE: YOU TELL US WHAT IT IS. (FIVE MINUTES, TOPS.) Tuesday, January 17, 2012
8. TWO: TELL US WHERE YOU’VE STRUGGLED, OR WHAT KIND OF HELP YOU NEED. (TIP: USE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS) Tuesday, January 17, 2012
9. WHAT TO ASK? • “I’m not even sure where to start...share your overall impressions...” • “We’re losing a lot of people at the second checkout screen...” • “This approach has been really difficult. What platform might be better for this?” • “X, Y, and Z have been hard. Where do I find the right kind of people to help me with these issues?” Tuesday, January 17, 2012
10. THREE: WE HAVE A GUIDED CONVERSATION. YOU’LL GET SOME FEEDBACK YOU ASKED FOR, AND SOME YOU DIDN’T. (TIP: DO MORE LISTENING THAN TALKING.) Tuesday, January 17, 2012
11. WHO’S FIRST? Tuesday, January 17, 2012