The Seva Call team made a memorable appearance at yesterday’s D.C. Tech Meetup “Demos, Demos, Demos” event at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Seva Call was one of nine tech startups to make an appearance and give the audience of tech-lovers and investors a demo of their product. We had a great time watching other entrepreneurs showcase the products they have devoted so much time and effort to, but we had the most fun giving the audience a demo of our service.

The Seva Call team choreographed a skit that told the story of a consumer in need of a service and her quest to find professional help. Rather than just explaining the steps of placing a service request, we created a scenario where Seva Call could really save the day. Our account manager Sean narrated the woes of our intern Emma who played the role of the consumer with a clogged toilet that threatened to ruin her party—and her reputation. Our programmer Augie played our Seva Call Superhero and connected Emma to our intern Connie who played the role of  “Plumber Wendy.” The Seva Call team had the audience laughing from the moment Emma took her seat on the “potty-training” toilet onstage.

After Sean walked the audience and Emma through the process of placing a request for a plumber just hours before her going away party, our Seva Call Superhero led Plumber Wendy to Emma’s rescue. Our creative and theatrical take on a demo had the audience tweeting, literally.  Niklas Munck, founder at economITech, tweeted, “After watching @sevacall demo at ‪#dctech I realize no demo is complete without superhero in a cape!” Another startup, Exfed, tweeted, “@sevacall excellent job. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a toilet on stage at a synagogue, but you guys made it work.”  We also received a tweet from Peter Corbett, host and founder of DC Tech Meetup, who said, “This @sevacall pitch is hilarious. ‪#dctech.”

Seva Call’s performance was among many captivating demos. Taskstrike kicked off the meetup, followed by Study Hall, RUNIN Out, and yours truly. Markerly wrapped up the first set of demos, which lead into a short Q&A for the first five startups.  Brackets kept the energy flowing in the second set as the audience erupted in applause mid-demo, in awe of Brackets’ code editing magic. The DC Tech Meetup finished strong with demos from Hin.ge, Sedan Magic now called Curb, and SimpleTix, as well as another Q&A.

It’s safe to say our demo and the meetup as a whole were successful. Thanks again to our Seva Call Superhero! Effortlessly saving parties since 2011.

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