1. Investor Pitch

2. /Observe the 10/20/30 Rule Ten slides Twentyminutes Thirty-point-fonttext

3. / Investor Pitch

4. / Ten Slides Title Problem Solution Business Model UndelyingMagic Marketing and Sales Competition Management team Financial Projections and KeyMetrics Current Status

5. /Title Organizationname Yourname and title Contact information

6. Explainwhatyourcompanydoes…

7. / Problem Describe the painyou’realleviating. Geteveryonenodding and ”buying in”.

8. Avoidlookinglike a solution looking for a problem

9. / Solution Explainhowyoualleviatethispain and the MEANING youmake. Ensurethat the audienceclearly understands whatyousell and yourvalue proposition. VISUALIZE

10. Don’tbetootechnical, just explainwhat it does

11. / Business Model How do youmakemoney? Whopaysyou? Your distribution channels Yourgross margins

12. Don’tmake it seem to untested .Mentioncustomersalreadyusingyourproduct/service.

13. /UnderlyingMagic Describe the technology, secret sauce ormagicbehindyourproductor service.

14. Lesstext, more diagrams, schematics and flowcharts.Objectiveproff of concept.

15. / Marketing and Sales How do youreachyourcustomers? What and whowillleverageyour marketing?

16. Show an effectivego-to-marketstrategythatwon’t break the bank.

17. /Competition Provide a completeview of the competitivelandskape. Toomuch is betterthantoolittle

18. Neverdismisscompetition. Everyonewants to hearwhyyou’regood – not whycompetitorsare bad.

19. / Management Team Describe the keyplayers of your Management team Board of directors Advisoryboard Major investors

20. Don’tbeafraid to show up with a lessthanperfect team.But bewilling to fix the holes.

21. / Financials and KeyMetrics Fiveyear-forecast Otherkeymetrics, fx Number of customers Conversion rate Number of employees Etc.

22. Do a bottom up forecast.Takeintoaccount long sales cycles and seasonality.Yourassumptionsare as importantthan the numbers.

23. /Current Status Current status of product/service. Accomplishments to date Timeline Use of funds

24. Sharedetails of momentum and traction.Close with a bias toward action.

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