Basic Components of Ned VC Pitch Deck

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Team

• (only list the team if they are the RIGHT team to solve this particular problem)

• Or if there are significant accomplishments that merit discussion (ie. Founded Twitter, etc.)– Specifically mention what IP this team has previously

created.

• An Introduction that hits the right notes counts with the right funder…

problem

• the problem we’re solving, in the most clear and crisp terms you can state it in.

cost of problem / size of market

• How big is this problem?

• Number of customers with this problem?

our solution

• Clear basic description of what we do

• Clear, crisp

• DEMO is best.

• SHOW me, don’t TELL me.

our traction

• Describe customers who are using this solution today

• Describe what your traction ramp has looked like

• Don’t have any traction? Don’t play.

revenue

• How we make money from these customers

• Today

• How this scales over time, with investment

• Not hypothetical…

Our portion

• Profit

• How much money we make

our trajectory

• How fast we make money (or get customers)

• And what are our next milestones for $$$?

next steps

• When are we profitable? Timeline.

• Our next step as a team?

• What we do next

• And/or what we need from this funder?

appendix

• Pro forma• Use Cases• Long Term product roadmap, etc.