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This Is How to Write Your Pitch Deck. #007

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  • 🖼️🤫 The slides you’ll need, a teaser?

  • 📕 Cover page

  • 🔨📘 How to nail your cover page

  • 📈❓ What stage are you at?


🖼️🤫 The slides you’ll need, a teaser?

Love them or hate them they do serve a purpose. A teaser is designed to pique interest and secure a meeting with potential investors without overwhelming them with information. Giving just the right amount of information that secures a meeting is an art. A teaser is the amuse-bouche of pitching, it is the last thing you write and should be used for casual requests from unverified investors.
Thinking of the best ways to deliver this should be a really fun experience.


The Teaser.

Teasers can be seen as a waste of time and that is understandable; not everyone appreciates them. They can be seen as too vague or a needless step in the fundraising process.

However, they serve a strategic purpose in creating interest and leading to more substantive discussions.

Positives of using a teaser:

  1. Conciseness: It conveys the core message quickly and invites further conversation.

  2. Engagement: It's a hook that can intrigue investors to learn more.

  3. Flexibility: It's useful for casual encounters where a full pitch isn't appropriate.

  4. Focus: It forces the startup to distill their value proposition to its essence.

  5. Efficiency: It can be a time-saver for both the startup and the investor, acting as a filter to gauge initial interest.


When to use a teaser:

  • Initial Contacts: When you're making first contact with potential investors.

  • Networking Events: At events where time is limited and you need to communicate quickly.

  • Follow-ups: As a follow-up to an initial conversation that warrants more details.

  • Online Pitches: When pitching through online platforms where attention spans are short.


Now let’s get into your Pitch deck 👏🏼

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