👀📄 A look at templates VC’s suggest #006

This Is How to Write Your Pitch Deck. #006

🖼️📽 Slides they suggest

• 500 Global

• Y-Combinator

• Sequoia Capital

• Guy Kawasaki

• Founder Institute
  

VC Templates

We took the templates from these prominent players and did a side by side analysis. We have laid this out and over the coming weeks will guide you through the most effective strategies and frameworks to win, adding suggestions, notes and how to’s to clarify the messaging along the way.

The biggest danger with templates is the temptation to fill them in and think the job is done, no it is not. Filling in predefined Pitch decks template is a sure way to lose any authenticity and sound bland.

➡️ Action Step: Take a moment to reflect on your pitch. Does it sound like you, or does it sound like a fill-in-the-blank form? make sure every word resonates with your own voice and passion. Before finalising your pitch, ask yourself: 'Would I be excited and convinced if I were in my audience’s shoes?'"

So below let’s dig into what “WHATS” and zero “HOWS” are offered….

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🖼️📽 Slides they suggest

500 Global

• Logo & elevator pitch

  No expert jargon, no buzzwords. Explain it like you would to a 5 year old.

• The Problem

  Talk about the problem you’re solving. Explain it from the point of view of your customer, rather than the global problem

• Your Solution

  It’s important to introduce your product at this point, or you risk losing your audience’s attention. Tell us about your product’s key features and list the top benefits to your customer

• How it works

  Here you can go into more of the nitty gritty about the user experience and how the tech works.

• Traction

  The best way to get our attention is to show us user or revenue growth, so if you have it, put it right after your product explanation

• Business Model

  How are you making money? And if you aren’t making money yet, how do you plan to in the future?

• Competition

  You can’t avoid competition, whether direct or indirect, but you can show us how you’re different from them

• Market opportunity

  We’re looking for markets that are BIG, so there should be either a market size of >$1bn or an expansion plan that will get there

• Progress to date
  The best way to get our attention is to show us user or revenue growth, so if you have it, put it right after your product explanation

• The team

  Here’s your chance to highlight your team’s unfair advantage.

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Y-Combinator

• Title

  Company name, logo, and one liner outlining what you do

• Problem

  What’s wrong with how the world currently works?

• Solution

  How do you solve the problem you just outlined?

• Traction

  Do you have PMF as demonstrated by your numbers (strong growth, path to healthy unti economics)

• Market

  Is there a large TAM today or in the future?

• Competition

  Who are your competitors and why are you 10x better than them?

• Vision

  How do you become a gigantic company?

• Team

  Why are you the right people to do this?

• Use of funds

  What does the business look like in a few years and how much capital will it require?

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Sequoia Capital