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@@ -12,15 +12,8 @@ live demo crashes on stage. team freezes. awkward silence. judges move on.
## why it's a gotcha
-live demos fail. wifi goes down, APIs time out, databases crash. if your entire presentation depends on everything working perfectly, you're gambling.
+live demos fail. wifi goes down, APIs time out, databases crash. if your entire presentation depends on everything working perfectly, you're gambling. and [[it-works-on-my-machine|environmental differences]] between your laptop and the demo setup make failure more likely than you think.
## the fix
-record a screen capture of the full demo working beforehand. if the live demo crashes, switch to the video immediately — don't waste time debugging on stage. say "let me show you the recording" and keep moving.
-
-## see also
-
-- [[test-demo-before-presenting]] — reduce the chance of failure
-- [[restart-server-before-demo]] — pre-demo checklist
-- [[emphasize-live-demo]] — the live demo is critical, but have a backup
-- [[it-works-on-my-machine]] — environmental issues cause demo failures
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+record a screen capture of the full demo working beforehand. if the live demo crashes, switch to the video immediately — don't waste time debugging on stage. say "let me show you the recording" and keep moving. of course, the best approach is to [[test-demo-before-presenting|reduce the chance of failure in the first place]] — including [[restart-server-before-demo|restarting services]] right before presenting.
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