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Asking for a founder: what are VCs looking for in a pitch deck?
1/ In this thread, I cover a list of the questions I personally like to see founders answer in their pitch decks:
↳ Vision - how are you changing the world?
↳ Market size - how big is the market + how much is it growing YoY? What are the market tailwinds?
↳ Vision - how are you changing the world?
↳ Market size - how big is the market + how much is it growing YoY? What are the market tailwinds?
2/ ...continued
↳ Problem - what problem are you solving?
↳ Solution - what's your solution to the prob in q3?
↳ Competition/differentiation moat - who else is solving your problem and what sets your team's approach apart and makes it hard to replicate?
↳ Problem - what problem are you solving?
↳ Solution - what's your solution to the prob in q3?
↳ Competition/differentiation moat - who else is solving your problem and what sets your team's approach apart and makes it hard to replicate?
3/ ...continued
↳ Go-to-market/business model - how are you going to sell (e.g., subscription) and how are you going to distribute (e.g., channel partners)?
↳ Traction/financials - share key metric progress, like revenue and margin
↳ Go-to-market/business model - how are you going to sell (e.g., subscription) and how are you going to distribute (e.g., channel partners)?
↳ Traction/financials - share key metric progress, like revenue and margin
4/ ...continued
↳ Roadmap/milestones to achieve - what are you aiming to achieve next and what will it take?
↳ Fundraise/use of funds - explain how your fundraise will enable the next milestone and share a breakdown of your use of funds
↳ Roadmap/milestones to achieve - what are you aiming to achieve next and what will it take?
↳ Fundraise/use of funds - explain how your fundraise will enable the next milestone and share a breakdown of your use of funds
5/ ...continued
↳ Team/advisors/investors - highlight how your team has the industry, tech, and sales/marketing strengths to make your co successful
↳ Team/advisors/investors - highlight how your team has the industry, tech, and sales/marketing strengths to make your co successful
