essentials of a seed pitch deck
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Investor pitch deck 101
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Get their AttentionPassionately&clearlycommunicateavisionDon’toversell- investorscaneasilyseethroughcrapFocusonyourstrengths&remaincandid
Show Growth, Opportunity & Passion, But Don’t Oversell It
Sendoneortwohigh-levelmembersofyourteam,notthewholecrew
Stay Intimate
Anexceptionalentrepreneurorteamwhohasexperienceanddrive
Largeenoughandinterestingenough marketopportunities
Asmart,differentiated,anddefensibleproduct/servicethatwillstandoutinitially initsmarketandbeabletoprotectitsmarginsovertime
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Investment Readiness
Level9.Plausibleexit8.Cashtoexit7.Uniteconomics– marginvalidated6.Reimbursement5.Regulatorycertainty/difficulty4.IP:Patentability,FTO&block3.Attractivesolution&IDofMVP2.Compellingclinicalneed+largemarket1.Effectiveteam
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Conversational
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• Regurgitationofbusinessplanortechnologyroadmap• Asalespitch• Abrainstormingtoolorawaytocollectyourthoughts
What a pitch deck isn’t...
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• TheBigIdea• TheProblem• TheSolution• TheMarket• MarketAdoption• BusinessModel• ProprietaryTechnology• Competition• CompetitiveAdvantages• Traction/Validation• Milestones
• Regulatory&ReimbursementStrategy
• WhoWeAre• Press/Testimonials• Financials• TheAsk• Summary
10-15 Slides Choose Wisely!
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0.Cover Slide
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TaglineThink about including key information like name, title, email, mobile phone number
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1.The Big Idea
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Bold,declarativestatement.Ambitious.
Big.
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2.The Problem
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• Frustration?Whatisbroken?• Whyshouldyourproductexist?• What’stheopportunity?
Current Pain
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3. The Solution
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Your Product• Showhowyourproductworksin3easysteps– Describeyourproduct,includingkeydifferentiators– Describethenon-confidentialmechanismofaction– Secretsauceormagic?
• Breaktodemoifitsshortandworthemphasisingoneortwokeyinsightsorfeatures– Tellastory– futureclientoranexampleofacurrentclient
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Whatmacro-trends,newenablingtechnologies,etc.giveyouachancetosucceedwhenotherswhotackledthispainpointhavefailed
Only Possible Now
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4. Proprietary Tech
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• Statusofanypatentfilings(issued,applications)• Detailsofanylicenseagreements• StatusofanyotherIP(e.g.trademarks,tradesecret,etc.)
Intellectual Property
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5.The Market
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• Massive(butrealistic)market• Data/statsonmarketsize,existingproofpoints,etc.
The Opportunity
TotalAddressableMarket
ServiceableAddressableMarket
ServiceableObtainableMarket
TAM
SAM
SOMTypi
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Top-
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MarketTop Down – USA only
$36Billion
TotalSkinCancerDiagnosticMarketSource:SomeReputableSource
$4Billion
TelehealthSkinCancerDiagnosticsSource:SomeReputableSource
$50Million
MyProductOpportunity
$10peruse
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MarketBottom Up – USA only
Numberofatriskpeople Somethingbig%withsmartphones SmallerPriceperreport $10.00_____________________________________________Opportunity/Yearatx%penetration Impressive$
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6. Competition
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• Directvsindirectcompetitors– Potentialentrants
• Competitiveadvantage
• Barrierstoentryfornewplayers?(money,time,expertise,relationships,patents)
Market Fit
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FeatureA FeatureBFeatureCYOUCoACoB
Competitorlogo• Bulletpointsummaryofmodel,traction,limitationsMarketshareCompetitivedifferentiationDefencefromcompetitiveresponse
Types of diagrams/charts
Market landscape comparison
Feature List Comparison
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7. Business Model
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8. Marketing strategy
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• Listapproaches/tacticsyou’regoingtousetogetcustomers.Initialsetplusovertime.– Howlongissalescycletogetaclient?– Expectedconversionrate?– Averagecosttoacquireacustomer?– Lifetimevalueofcustomer?
• Keyexpenses/time-efforts• AUS,USorEUfirst?Why?• Directsalesvsindependentrepsvspartner?
Getting Customers
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9. Go to market strategy & Milestones
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Go-To-MarketTotal Addressable Market: [$XB industry]Distribution Strategy: [Your unique advantage + channels you plan to test
Launch[Dates]
Traction[Dates]
Growth[Dates]
Main Focus:
Priority Tasks:
Target Results:
[X]
[X]
[X]
[X]
[X]
[X]
[Launch web & iOS app]
• [Improve signup flow• Finalize user referral process• Accepted to App Store• Drive initial signups• Measure DAU totals]
• [X initial users• Convert X% of existing email list• Understand DAU & optimize] 5
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Timeline
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10. Traction, Validation
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• Currentproductdevelopmentstatus,whatnearfuturelookslike
• Statson,orplansforgetting,initialcustomers
Traction
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Customer Overview“By2020,over85%ofgeneralpractitionerswillusecloud-basedpatientmanagementsoftwaresolutions”
LiveCustomers Implementing Pilots Prospects
Logo Logo Logo Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo
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11. Regs & reimbursement
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• Describetheregulatorypathwayforyourproduct(ifapplicable)
• Describethereimbursementenvironmentforyourproductorsimilarcategoryproducts(ifapplicable)
Red Tape
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12. The team
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Who We Are• Listpics+shortbiooneachfounder/seniorteammember• Includeinfoonboardmembers&advisors– StateverballyifBoardisinvesting(bigpoints).Ifno,don’tbringitup,haveareasonforwhynotifasked.
• Includeinfoonfuturehires• Outlinedivisionofresponsibilities
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13. The ask
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4 key questionso Howmuchareyouraisingnow?o Howmuchhaveyouraisedpreviously?o Whatwillyouusethemoneyfor?o Whenandhowdoinvestorsgetareturnontheirinvestment?
What Do You Need?
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14. summary
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Key Takeaways• List3-5ofyourstrongestpoints,distilleddowntomemorablesoundbites• Whatisyourcalltoaction
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z. outro
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Ω. appendices
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Executive SummaryWhat We Do:• ExampleCo is a [zero-jargon description
of product] used by [broad but addressable market] to [benefits].
• We are focused on the [$X billion target niche] market.
Current Status:We are [company stage, e.g. pre-revenue, pre-launch, etc.].
Traction to date includes:• (Month or Quarter 1): X key metric, Y key
metric• (Month or Quarter 2): X key metric, Y key
metric
Currently Raising:• [$X-Y million] seed round.• Previously raised [$X million] from
[investors].
Team Experience
Pilot Customers/Partners
Logos of Past Companies & Top Schools
Logos or Other Proof of Early Traction
BorrowedfromNextView Ventures
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Detailed Financial Projections($000)
Milestones Month Expenditures Customers RevenuePrototype Jan16 $150 0 $0ClinicalTrial Jun16 $100 0 $0Reg Approval Jan17 $100 0 $0Launch Jan17 $100 10 $100
Feb17 $100 100 $1,000Breakeven Mar17 …
2016 2017 2018UnitSalesConsumablesRevenueGrossProfitOPEX
• Sales&Marketing• CustomerService• ProductDevelopment
EBIT
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Detailed Start-Up Capitalisation
Amount %ofTotalFounder’sInvestmentsAngelInvestorsVCBankLoansNon-Dilutive
o Grants_______________________________________TOTALCAPITALISATION
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Tactic
Tactic
Tactic
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Time
TacticTactic
Tactic
Tactic
[X]Customers
Tactic
Tactic
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Path to [X] CustomersMarketing Deep Dive
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Growth Strategy
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Headshot
Headshot
Logo
Logo
“Quote.”
“Quote.”
Test Customer Logos
• Proof of concept data point• Proof of concept data point• Proof of concept data point• Proof of concept data point
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Customer Validation
BorrowedfromNextView Ventures
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Startup
Buyer
acq. by
[$X]
VC
VC
Startup
Buyer
acq. by
[$X]
VC
VC
Startup
Buyer
acq. by
[$X]
VC
VC
Public Co
[market cap]
Public Co
[market cap]
Public Co
[market cap]
• Startups in the [industry niche] space are acquisition targets for companies such as [Examples], at valuations around [N] times price/sale.
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Exit Comparisons
BorrowedfromNextView Ventures
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Explainhowyouhavetakenriskoutoftheproject,listtheremainingmajorrisks.
o TechnicalRiskoMarketRisko ExecutionRisk
Risk Mitigation Strategies
SpecificRisk
SpecificRisk
SpecificRisk
MitigationStrategy
MitigationStrategy
MitigationStrategy
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• Detailedvaluepropositiontoclients/users/partners• Pipelineofpotentialclients,%likelihoodofclosing,revenuepotentialfrompipeline• Partnerships/agreements/structures• Proprietaryaspectsnotdiscussedincoredeck• Additionalstrategyslides:ex)howtoavoid/limitcircumvention
Additional Appendix Slides
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• Competitorscapitalraises/investors• Headcount(#employees)projection/keyhiresneeded
• Additionalscreenshotsfromdemo• Testimonials(keyopinionleaders,potentialfuturepartners,potentialfutureacquirers)
• Uniteconomicsanalysis• Detailsonresearch,publications(withoutbeingtooacademic)
Additional Appendix Slides
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Tips
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If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well
enough. - Albert Einstein
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• http://www.buzinga.com.au/buzz/startup-pitch-videos/
• http://thepitch.fm/• Interestingwaytoexplainapivot:
http://www.slideshare.net/fabulis/fab-2011-timeline
Some Examples
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• Ifyouregularlygetaspecificquestion,addressitheadon• Leaveroomforquestions,thisiswhendecisionsaremade
aboutwhether&howmuchtofundyou• Eachslideshouldstandonitsownwithoutexplanation– use
clearfigurestoconveyalotofinformationwithoutalotoftext• Don’treadslides– connectwithyouraudience• Don’tuseindustryacronyms/terminologyorreference
companiestheywon’tknow• DONOTaskthemtosignanNDA– mostwon’t
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• Retitleyourslides• Minimizebullets&text• Addvisuals– butNOTstockphotos
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• Removeredundancy• Reducephrasestowords• Omitgratuitousintensifiersandqualifiers• Expungeexpletives• Negatenominalisations• Deletesuperfluousphrases• Avoidclichés• Watchforwordslike
o Thato Absolutelyo Veryo Always/Never
Be Precise and Concise
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• Thisestimateisconservative• Won’tneedfundingafterthisround• Deviceworks,we’vetesteditinourlab/inpigs/inChina
• We’llbeonthemarketinXyears• We’llgetacquiredbeforeexpensivetrials/commerciallaunch
• We’llcapturex%(e.g.<40%)oftheaddressablemarketin<5years
• Theaddressablemarket(orworse,revenue)opportunityis$1B+
Don’t Lie
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• Getintroduced– theydon’trespondwelltorandomcalls/e-mails• Reviewinvestmentcriteria• Reviewportfoliocompanies
Before Sending Your Deck
1First things first.
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• Arriveearlytosetupcomputer,projector,getaccesstowifi,etc.• Askinvestorstobeintroduced,provideaquickbackgroundonthemselvesandthefund(youmaylearnsomething!)• Onejoke– makeaudiencelaughatleastonce,butdon’tdoacomedyroutine• Keepdetailednotesoftheinteraction–whowasatthemeeting,theirspecificcomments
At the Pitch
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• Ifrequested,sendafollow-upmeetingPDFwithadditionalslides(theymayhaverequestedyoutocreate)andsomeappendixslides• Stayontheirradar• Guidelinesforfollowingup:
After the Pitch
o Besubtleo Beconciseo Bepersistento Usemultiplechannels
o Lettimepasso Begraciouso Accept“no”foran
answer
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You Got Told No
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storyboarding notesCorestory:
Highlights:
Hesitations:
Notes:
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1.Draftyourslideorder2.Drafteachslide’smessage3.Stepbackandseeiftheyworktogether.Ifnot,changethemessagesormovethemaround.
4.Addeachslide’sroughcontent5.Nowconsiderflowbetweenadjacentslides
6.Iterate,test&rebuild
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