Top Tips to Improve your (pre)Seed Pitch Deck Today

Abstract

I review 100+ pitch decks every year (!) for VCs and accelerators and as an advisor and mentor. Here are the most common mistakes most founders make -- and how to fix them. By fixing just these things today -- your pitch deck will stand out!

Speaker

• (v.2.0.1) Founder Institute. San Francisco 2024 (previously Health Tech). Virtual. November 13, 2024 (slides)

• (v.1.0.1) Keynote for the InnovatorMD Startup Showcase, May 16, 2024 (slides, recording)

• (v. 0.1.1) Founder Institute, Health Tech Program. April 16, 2024 (slides)

• (v. 0.0.1) InnovatorMD World Congress 2023. July 2023 (slides)

To Learn More from Me

• (Free) Accelerator mentor

• (Free) Founder FAQs on my blog

• (Free) AMAs: announce on LinkedIn + website

• ($$) VC Perspective: Pitch Deck Diligence (VC Step 1)

• ($$) VC Perspective: Pitch Diligence (VC Step 2)

• ($$$) VC Perspective: AI Diligence (VC Step 3)

• ($$$) VC Perspective: AI + Data Room Diligence (VC Step 4)

Further Reading

• Workshop: Reverse Pitch: Interactive Pitch Advice to Tell Your Product, Tech, and AI. Story (includes slides and a recording)

• Top 3 Tips to Improve your (pre)Seed Pitch Deck Today 

• Dear Advisor: How long will Fundraising take? (or) 8 Steps You Need to Know to Fundraise Successfully 

• Advice from Due Diligence of 50+ Pitch Decks:  Advice for Aligning Product, Technology, and AI in your Pitch Deck Story 

• Dear Advisor: What metrics should I include in my pitch deck? 

• Dear Advisor: What are the most common pre-seed and seed-stage pitch deck mistakes? 

• Resources for Extending Your Runway