What is a Pitch Deck

IMPROVE G, PITCH DECK TEMPLATE WHAT IS A PITCH DECK BEST PITCH DECKS PRESENTATION WHAT IS A PITCH DECK? BY IMPROVEPRESENTATION.COM ULTIMATE CHEAT SHEET INVESTMENT PITCH-DECK 101 A pitch deck is a brief presentation, often created using PowerPoint, Keynote or Prezi, used to provide your audience with a quick overview of your business plan. You will usually use your pitch deck during face-to-face or online meetings with potential investors, customers, partners, and co-founders. 12 SLIDES OF A PITCH DECK 1. INTRODUCTION Who are you and why you're here? Keep it short and sweet. 12. CONTACT 2. TEAM Leave your contact details and let people know how to reach you quickly. Show the people behind the idea and briefly describe their role. 11. INVESTING 3. PROBLEM What is your planned budget? What kind of money are you looking for? What problem are you trying to solve? Is it really a problem? 4. ADVANTAGES 10. BUSINESS MODEL What makes your solution special? How are you different from others? How are you planning to make money? Show a schedule when you expect revenues to pour in. 9. COMPETITION 5. SOLUTION Describe how are you planning to solve the problem. What are the alternative solutions to the problem you are trying to solve? 8. MARKET 6. PRODUCT Know, or at least attempt to predict, the size of your target market. How does your product or service actually work? Show some examples. 7. TRACTION Traction means having a measurable set of customers that serves to prove a potential. PITCH DECK DO'S 1. TELL A STORY & ENGAGE PEOPLE EMOTIONALLY Everyone loves to hear stories, even the investors. So tell an exciting story about your startup. 4M ЗМ 2M 1M 2. LIMIT EACH SLIDE TO EXPRESSING ONE IDEA 3. PREPARE TO MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION You want to keep your entire audience on the same page First impressions are powerful. Believe it. The first 2-3 minutes are the most important 4. SHOW THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOUR IDEA Focus on a significant, relevant accomplishment for each person in a team that identifies that person as a winner 2014 2016 2018 ENTATION TITLE isu gingerbread rs unerdwear.com arshmalle * Share Image 5. KEEP A CONSISTENT LOOK IN PRESENTATION 6. KNOW YOUR METRICS BETTER THAN ANYONE Use the same font, size, color and capitalization format across all slides of your investment pitch deck. Traction speaks louder than words. PITCH DECK DONT'S 1. DON'T USE TO0 MANY BULLET POINTS Limit the bullets. Too many bullet points will kill a presentation. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP 2. DON'T MAKE IT TOO LONG 3. DON'T READ WORD BY WORD FROM YOUR SCRIPT. Average entrepreneur pitch: 38 slides. Average VC attention span/cranial capacity: 10 slides. Do the math. You will sound like a robot and miss the all-important eye contact with the audience. 4. DON'T CREATE A TEXT-RICH, PICTURE-POOR PRESENTATION. People cannot read and listen at the same time. Great visual inspire and engage people emotionally. 232 ?- Aa 6. DON'T USE SMALL FONTS 5. DON'T COME UNPREPARED Try to anticipate the kinds of questions they might have and be prepared with answers. Always use a font large enough to be seen by all audience members. Use 32- to 44- point for titles and no smaller than 28-point for the text or bulleted items. Transport SEE OUR PITCH DECK PRESENTATION TEMPLATE Investing strategy 12K 180 Product Transport Meces prareto pora 40% 15K 12K VISIT NOW Advertising Delivery Eran usveiculana wvena co IMPROVE [email protected] twitter.com/improvedslides facebook.com/ImprovePresentation PRESENTATION Copyright © 2014 All Rights Reserved. Created with passion by Improve Presentation, Inc. ш ш