
Derek Corcoran
Derek Corcoran is VP of Strategy at Accutive FinTech, author of "Designing for Need," and the fintech blogger behind fintechfanboy.com, formerly chief experience officer at Avoka (acquired by Temenos in 2018).
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Aug 21, 2026
Finovate veteran Derek Corcoran on his experiences at Finovate, his advice for demoing companies, and his new book, which is launching at FinovateFall
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Greg PalmerHOST
Can you talk a little bit about just how you think about that time in your career, that time you were at Finovate, but also just as you were building Evoca into what it became before it got sold? Just sharing some of your perspective on that I'm sure would be fascinating.

Derek CorcoranGUEST
I think I was number eight or nine into the business, and took on a role as one of the kind of founding partners to try and build something that would be valuable in the industry.

Derek CorcoranGUEST
And when I think back on it, there's kind of four things that stand out for me.

Greg PalmerHOST
I'm in the middle of coaching a lot of the companies as they get their seven-minute demos ready to go, and I'm curious what advice you have for this year's demoers who are currently working on their seven minutes or maybe trying to think about how to get the most out of the show more broadly, not just focusing on the time on stage, but what are some of the other things that you can do to kind of take it to that next level? What advice do you have for this crop of demoers, many of whom are coming to our stage for the very first time?