On average, investors spend 3 minutes and 44 seconds per pitch deck. So if your deck has 20 slides, this is how it will look like. Founders, you have 3 minutes to convince an investor. Try to answer these investor questions in that time: ๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐? Do you strategically fit the portfolioโs ecosystem? State your vertical, location, and market. This can be in your cover slide. ๐ฎ. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐? Do you have evidence of product-market fit? How much traction do you already have? Are people willing to pay good money? ๐ฏ. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? Showcase your unique insight into the target market. First, pinpoint who your beachhead customers are. Then, identify how big your core client base is. Donโt scatter these elements throughout your deck. Answer these as quickly as possible within the 3 minutesโฆ If you do, the right investor will read the next slides with more intent. ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ i5invest: We are a corporate development firm with access to 150K top decision-makers in Strategy, Business Development, and M&A. We provide innovative tech founders with insights, expertise, and access to our network to take their companies to the next level. #founders #investors #venturecapital #privateequity #startups #i5invest Source: Traded: Venture Capital
Jeff Allen
1mo
GenAI. Everyone wants to use it ... but without their data being stolen. Anyone whose work or likeness has value is at risk of being replicated. Hard to place a dollar value on human existence exactly but one measure be ... worldwide GDP? Seems like a sizeable market.
Brandon Hopkins
1mo
Foundry changes this bull**** on its head.
Very helpful!
Peter Hegedรผs
1mo
Great advice! Thank you.
(Early Stage) Investor | Entrepreneur
1moHerwig Springer exactly on Point with your three questions. In most cases I would prefer a deck with only these 3 slides (plus a slide on the founders given my early stage focus) - this would be a good basis for the first call