Investor Pitch Deck Skill
Builds the complete narrative and slide structure for an investor pitch deck — focused on what investors need to see, not what founders want to show.
Required Inputs
- Company name and one-line description
- Stage (Pre-seed / Seed / Series A / Series B)
- Ask (how much raising and what for)
- Key metrics (revenue, growth, users, retention)
- Target investors (generalist / sector-specific / angels)
- Deck length (10 / 12 / 15 slides)
Output Structure
For each slide:
- What this slide must prove (the investor question it answers)
- Content guidance (specific, not generic)
- Common mistake to avoid
Slide 1: Cover — Proves you can say what you do in one sentence. Slide 2: Problem — Proves the problem is real, painful, and large. Lead with the human problem, not market size. Slide 3: Solution — Proves your solution is meaningfully better. Focus on outcome, not features. Slide 4: Product — Proves this is real and works. Show the actual product. Slide 5: Traction — Proves people want this. Show retention and revenue, not signups. Slide 6: Market — Proves the market is large enough. Use bottoms-up TAM where possible. Slide 7: Business Model — Proves you understand unit economics. Include CAC and LTV. Slide 8: Go-To-Market — Proves you can acquire customers efficiently. Focus on what is actually working. Slide 9: Competition — Proves you understand the landscape. Never say "no competitors." Slide 10: Team — Proves this team can execute this opportunity. One sentence per person, specific. Slide 11: Financials — Proves you understand your business. Show assumptions, not just projections. Slide 12: The Ask — Proves you know exactly what you need. Specific use of funds and 18-month milestones.
Narrative Principles
- Every slide answers one investor question
- Investors decide go/no-go on slides 1-5 — front-load evidence
- Keep to 10-12 slides for a first meeting
Quality Checks
- [ ] Each slide answers one specific investor question
- [ ] Slides 1-5 front-load the strongest evidence
- [ ] Traction slide shows retention and revenue, not just signups
- [ ] Competition slide does not say "no competitors"
- [ ] Ask slide specifies use of funds and 18-month milestones
- [ ] TAM is bottoms-up where possible
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Build a pitch deck structure for [company]"
- "Help me structure my Series A deck"
- "What slides should my investor pitch have?"