diff --git a/contribute.py b/contribute.py
index 78803bb5a04b48b411d42d39d9a54bd899360b68..3ad81cc535138bc361374b57e73aea8d8684e30f 100644
--- a/contribute.py
+++ b/contribute.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def main(date, name):
     else:
         click.echo(' > Slide deck already exists.')
 
-
     # copy the Gruntfile
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(fullPath, 'Gruntfile.coffee')):
         copyfile(os.path.join(rootDir, 'template', 'Gruntfile.coffee'), os.path.join(fullPath, 'Gruntfile.coffee'))
@@ -66,6 +65,18 @@ def main(date, name):
         click.echo(' > Gruntfile already exists.')
 
 
+    # launch the presentation deck
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(fullPath, 'node_modules')):
+        click.echo(' > Installing dependencies ... ')
+        os.system('npm install -g npm@latest grunt-cli generator-reveal')
+        os.system('npm install')
+        click.echo(' > All dependencies installed.')
+    else:
+        click.echo(' > All dependencies already installed.')
+
+    # launch the server
+    os.system('grunt server')
+
 def createSymlink(src, dst):
     if not os.path.islink(dst):
         os.symlink(src, dst)