The essential slides every startup needs in their pitch deck, from the cover to traction. Watch the full video — free, no account needed.
The essential slides every startup needs in their pitch deck, from the cover to traction. It explains the purpose of each section, such as showcasing the problem, solution, market size, and competitive advantages.
1) The Cover Slide: where you're essentially telling, to that investor, what they're about to review. Use a super-powerful image on the background and add the contact information, where people can reach out to you. 2) The Problem Slide: if you had to describe the reason that got you to start this business in the first place, what is that reason? 3) The Solution Slide: what your company is doing and how your company is addressing the problem. 4) The Market Size Slide: show the total size and how that is growing over time because, obviously, the investor doesn't want to invest while it's at its peak. 5) The Competition Slide: create an axis and show how you are differentiating yourself from all the rest. 6) The Product Slide: when in person do a demo if not you can use screenshots here. 7) The Competitive Advantages Slide: what makes you so unique and so ahead of the curve and ahead of
everyone else? 9) The Traction Slide: verify the market has a place for your business, for your service, for your product. 10) The Business Model Slide: show how you are making money in a way that is repeatable and scalable. 11) The Revenue Forecast Slide: avoid grabbing a screenshots of your financial model and explain in a summarized way how you forecast revenues in the next 3 to 5 years. 12) The Raise Slide: describe how much has been raised, from which investors, and how much you are looking to raise now. 13) The Use of Funds Slide: break down how you're intending to allocate the investment that you are seeking. 14) The Team Slide: only include here the members of the leadership team and avoid having anyone else that is not strictly necessary. 15) The Advisors Slide: advisors serve as a way of social proof and as a way to show to the investor that you're surrounding yourself by the
right people. 16) The Thank You Slide: put a background image of your team smiling and your contact information.