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The following resources form the backbone of my thinking on early-stage startup pitch decks.
Organizing them here in the off-chance they may be useful to others 💫
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| Photo by Ramy Kabalan on Unsplash |
The following resources form the backbone of my thinking on early-stage startup pitch decks.
General Tips
Please don’t pitch a venture capitalist without this checklist
- 13 points to cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors
- Links to examples of great pitch decks
- Suggested service providers for your deck
- Sample due diligence checklists
- and a few more odds/ends
How to Design a Better Pitch Deck - Kevin Hale (Partner, YC)
- Core ideas: Legible, Simple, Obvious
- Screenshots are awful
- Distractions to Avoid
How to Create a Pitch Deck That VCs Will Love (and Why You Should Have More Than One) - Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures)
- Teaser deck + meeting deck
- What to include in your meeting deck
The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen - Andy Raskin
The 5 Elements of a Brilliant Sales Narrative
#1) Name a Big, Relevant Change in the World
#2) Show There’ll Be Winners and Losers
#3) Tease the Promised Land
#4) Introduce Features as “Magic Gifts” for Overcoming Obstacles to the Promised Land
#5) Present Evidence that You Can Make the Story Come True
How to Design a Better Pitch Deck - Kevin Hale (Partner, YC)
- Core ideas: Legible, Simple, Obvious
- Screenshots are awful
- Distractions to Avoid
How to Create a Pitch Deck That VCs Will Love (and Why You Should Have More Than One) - Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures)
- Teaser deck + meeting deck
- What to include in your meeting deck
The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen - Andy Raskin
#3) Tease the Promised Land
#4) Introduce Features as “Magic Gifts” for Overcoming Obstacles to the Promised Land
#5) Present Evidence that You Can Make the Story Come True
Slides and Slide Content
- Title Page
- Problem
- Solution
- Traction
- Competitive Advantage
- Business Model
- Market / Future Growth
- Team
- What we need
How to Pitch a VC [clean version by me] - Dave McClure
- Elevator pitch
- Problem
- Solution
- Market size
- Business model
- Proprietary tech / expertise
- Competition
- Marketing plan
- Team
- Money / Milestones
- Logo/One-Liner/Contact Info
- Vision
- Problem
- Solution
- Product Demo
- Business Model
- Market Opportunity
- Differentiation/Competition
- Traction/Customer Testimonials
- Milestones/Roadmap
- Team/Advisors
- Ask/Funding
- Contact Info
- Title Slide
- Company Purpose
- The Problem
- The Solution
- Traction
- Why now
- Market Size
- The competition
- Business model
- Team
- Financial projections
- Closing thought
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