What is a pitch deck? It is a a concise business summary designed for investors.
Our recommendation is to have two variants of pitch deck: long and short. Short version should not exceed 13 slides and it is normally sent as a teaser document. Shorter versions sometimes exclude competitive landscape and financial projections slides. The rule of thumb that we would advise is the following: teaser document should include enough information to spark interest no later than slide 3. If you cannot summarise your proposition well in a short presentation, it will most likely confuse investors in the longer version. As investors do not like wasting time, you better get that short version edgy and memorable.
Here is a pitch deck structure – one of many possible solutions
(1) Problem/opportunity (2) Solution/IP (3) Market size/fit/research (4) Competition/Uniqueness (USP) (5) Penetration/marketing and sales (6) Traction/roadmap (7) Team/relevant expertise (8) Board/support system (9) Financials (10) Investment (11) Exit strategy (12) Contact information
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