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Google’s best Gemini demo was faked

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Google’s new Gemini AI model is getting a mixed reception after its big debut yesterday, but users may have less confidence in the company’s tech or integrity after finding out that the most impressive demo of Gemini was pretty much faked. All rights reserved.

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Consensus raises $110M to inject automation into SaaS product demos

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Garin Hess, a tech entrepreneur based in Utah, experienced what he calls the “ demo bottleneck ” at a previous software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup while pitching to potential customers. Consensus lets engineering teams build a library of reusable, interactive video demos that sales teams can send out on demand.

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Here’s why some investors are sitting out of YC Demo Day

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The majority of the investors sitting out of YCombinator Demo Day for the first time said it was partially due to the high valuations.

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Our favorite startups from YC’s Winter 2023 Demo Day — Part 2

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And now we’re getting our first look at them through Demo Day. The first day’s demos included a healthy dose of artificial intelligence and open source, which is different from years past that were dominated by new fintech companies. Check out our favorites from the second day of demos below and see for yourself. Is crypto back?

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

Think about it: with outbound prospecting, requests from management, scheduled demos, and inbound calls, chaos can quickly work its way into your strategy, deeming a “speed wins” selling mentality downright ineffective. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control.

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2 reasons why demo days are dead

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Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. But demo day isn’t a good use of founders’ or investors’ time. Many VCs who sign deals with the top startups from YC actually do so before demo day. Demo day dilutes investor engagement. Demo days are performative.

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Our 11 favorite companies from YC’s S22 Demo Day: Part 1

TechCrunch

The idea is that you might not have time to sit through over 100 pitches – so let us filter a bit and highlight some of the best companies from the first day of Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Demo Day. Our 11 favorite companies from YC’s S22 Demo Day: Part 1 by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch. Let’s have some fun!

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Data Analytics in the Cloud for Developers and Founders

Speaker: Javier Ramírez, Senior AWS Developer Advocate, AWS

A live demo of lake formation. In this session, we address common pitfalls of building data lakes and show how AWS can help you manage data and analytics more efficiently. Javier Ramirez will present: The typical steps for building a data lake. Navigating idle clusters and bottlenecks.