What Are Good Example Pitch Decks?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Pitch Deck, Pitch Fundamentals

What Are Good Example Pitch Decks?

The most good pitch decks include the following 10 slides:

  1. The name of your company, and what do you do?
  2. The Problem
  3. The solution
  4. Milestones
  5. Business model
  6. Market
  7. Competition
  8. Financials
  9. Team
  10. Investment

 

You can check out an overview of the 40 best pitch decks here.

It includes the following pitch decks:

Ad Pushup

AirBnB

Alfred

App virality

App.io

Binpress

Brandboards

Buffer

Buzzfeed

Canvas

Castle

Crew

Dwolla

Facebook

Farmeron

Foursquare

Groupon

Intercom

Kejahunt

Kibin

Launchrock

LinkedIn

Manpacks

Mapme

Mint

Mixpanel

Pinmypet

Seo Moz

Seqouia Capital

Slidebean

Square

Standard Treasury

Sverve

Swipes

Task.ly

Tealet

The Daily Hundred

Tinder

Touristeye

Wework

Youtube

Is It Possible To Pitch Too Early?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Elevator Pitch, Investor Pitch, Pitch Fundamentals, Startup Pitch

Is It Possible To Pitch Too Early?

You can never pitch too early. Some might say that you should wait to pitch your idea until you have a patent on it. But trust me, getting a patent is way more complicated than you think and costs way more money than you’d expect. Also, it takes more than just the idea to grow your company. Even though somebody they might hear your idea and plan to copy it, the chances that they will actually execute it are close to zero.

Now let’s dive into the advantages of pitching:

  • Get better social skills
  • Increase your network
  • Get new customers for your company
  • Get potential partners for your company
  • Get an investor for your company

 

Here’s the article which goes further into this topic: When and Why You Should Be Pitching

What Is A Good Structure For An Elevator Pitch?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Elevator Pitch, Pitch Fundamentals

What Is A Good Structure For An Elevator Pitch?

Since an elevator pitch usually only lasts between 20-30 seconds, your pitch should be short and sweet.

A good structure for an elevator pitch is this:

 

[NAME PRODUCT] is used by [CUSTOMER SEGMENT] who want to [WHAT YOUR CUSTOMER WANTS].

It’s a [TYPE PRODUCT OR SERVICE] which helps the customer to [BENEFIT #1] and [BENEFIT #2].

In contrary to [COMPETITOR’S SOLUTION] our product is [EXPLAIN DIFFERENCE].

 

A good example for an elevator pitch

The electric skateboard is used by young urban citizens who want to travel from a to b in a crowded city.

It’s a motorized skateboard which helps the customer to get travel fast and be eco-friendly at the same time.

In contrary to cars or motorcycles our product is more flexible and doesn’t use expensive gas.

What Is The Right Structure For A Pitch Deck?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Pitch Deck, Pitch Fundamentals

What Is The Right Structure For A Pitch Deck?

At Pitch Skills we recently did an analysis on the 40 best pitch decks out there. Based on this analysis we concluded that the 40 most used slides in pitch deck are these 10:

  1. The name of your company, and what do you do?
  2. The Problem
  3. The solution
  4. Milestones
  5. Business model
  6. Market
  7. Competition
  8. Financials
  9. Team
  10. Investment

How many slides should a pitch deck have?

The research also showed that the average number of slides for a pitch deck is 19,25.

If your company is new: Use 10-15 slides

If your company is more mature: Use 15-20 slides

What Is The Difference Between A Pitch Deck And An Investor Deck?

by | Jul 21, 2017 | Investor Pitch, Pitch Deck, Pitch Fundamentals

What Is The Difference Between A Pitch Deck And An Investor Deck?

There is no difference between a pitch deck and an investor deck. They are simply two definitions with the same meaning.

Some people mix up a pitch deck with regular pitch slides. Regular pitch slides include a lot of visuals and are usually less detail orientated.

A pitch deck or an investor deck describe summarize your company, but should include a lot of details.

Which slides should I include in my pitch deck / investor deck?

  1. The name of your company, and what do you do?
  2. The Problem
  3. The solution
  4. Milestones
  5. Business model
  6. Market
  7. Competition
  8. Financials
  9. Team
  10. Investment