Template slide deck

Mission

• One sentence summarizing long-term mission (10y+)

Problem

• Describe problem you are solving�
• Why is this a big deal for the world

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• Why will a solution make a ton of money

Current solutions

• What is being tried so far�
• Why is it not working

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• What is missing (build up to next slide)

Your solution

• Explain approach and why it is different�
• Why is this the best strategy

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• Why can only you do this and what’s your advantage

What have you done so far

• Highlight most important results and they mean (keep simple)�
• What else has been de-risked so far

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• What are the next milestones (build up to next slide)

Why are you raising money now

• What will you accomplish with the funding*�
• What is the next inflection point you are targeting

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• Why will this enable your next fundraise**

*It is OK not to mention a concrete amount and explore first what the market looks like or to discuss with potential partners what could make sense for you��**Put a lot of thought into what inflection point you can reach with this funding and how this integrates into your long-term mission. Inflection point should be reasonable but at same time enable next fundraise and ideally come with strong increase in valuation

Long-term mission

• Explain bigger picture of your company�
• Strategy to grow beyond your first goal�
• How will this become a $10B+ company?*

*Many investors are excited about long-term growth and early exit strategies or acquisition plans can be a turn off (this depends on the investor though and important to do your own research).

Why are you the best team for this

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• Short summary about the co-founders and main accomplishments*�
• How are you splitting up responsibilities �
• Are all core competencies covered? If not who would you need to bring on board**

*Be concise. One sentence per teammate.��**This could be a valid reason why you want to raise more capital. You should have someone in mind who would be committed to join once funding is secured.

Advisor slide (optional)

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• Not that important at an early stage (unless you think crucial)�
• Make sure you are smart about what advisors you team up with*

*Think critically about what advisors you are teaming up with and how much long-term value you will actually get out of them. Help from experts is often not cheap and costs will become more substantial as your company progresses and you want to signal to investors that you think about this right. �A blog post about this topic can be found here.

Appendix (optional)

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• You can add more complex and more technical data here if it helps build a stronger case for the points mentioned above