ops-pitch-deck

Business

Structure and write investor pitch decks covering problem, solution, market, business model, traction, team, and financials. Use this skill when the user needs to create a fundraising presentation, prepare for investor meetings, or structure a startup pitch — even if they say 'build a pitch deck', 'present to investors', 'prepare for fundraising', or 'how should I structure my pitch'.

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Pitch Deck

Framework

IRON LAW: 10-15 Slides, One Idea Per Slide

Investors see 100+ decks per month. They spend 3-4 minutes on average.
Every slide must earn its place. If a slide doesn't advance the core
narrative (problem → solution → why us → why now), cut it.

Standard Pitch Deck Structure (12 Slides)

#	Slide	Purpose	Time
1	Title	Company name, one-line description, your name	10 sec
2	Problem	The pain point — specific, relatable, data-backed	30 sec
3	Solution	How you solve it — clear, concrete	30 sec
4	Demo/Product	Show, don't tell — screenshot, video, or flow	45 sec
5	Market Size	TAM → SAM → SOM with methodology	30 sec
6	Business Model	How you make money — pricing, unit economics	30 sec
7	Traction	What you've achieved — revenue, users, growth rate	30 sec
8	Competition	2×2 positioning map — where you win	20 sec
9	Team	Why THIS team wins — relevant experience	20 sec
10	Financials	3-year projection — revenue, key assumptions	30 sec
11	The Ask	How much, what for, what milestones it enables	20 sec
12	Contact	Name, email, next step	5 sec

Slide-by-Slide Guide

Problem Slide:

Make the audience FEEL the pain
Use a specific example or data point ("40% of SMBs spend 20+ hrs/month on manual invoicing")
Avoid abstract problems ("businesses need better solutions")

Market Size:

TAM = Total Addressable Market (if you captured 100%)
SAM = Serviceable Addressable Market (your segment)
SOM = Serviceable Obtainable Market (realistic 3-year target)
Show methodology, not just a number

Traction Slide (most important for fundraising):

Revenue curve (up and to the right)
Growth rate (MoM or YoY)
Key milestones: customers, partnerships, product launches
If pre-revenue: waitlist, LOIs, pilot results

Competition Slide:

2×2 matrix, NOT a feature comparison table
Choose axes that make you the clear winner in the top-right
Include indirect competitors and substitutes

The Ask:

Amount: specific number ("NT$30M Series A")
Use of funds: top 3 allocations (product 40%, sales 35%, operations 25%)
Milestones the funding enables ("reach $1M ARR, expand to 3 markets")

Output Format

# Pitch Deck Outline: {Company}

## Slide-by-Slide Content

### 1. Title
- Company: {name}
- Tagline: {one line}

### 2. Problem
- Pain point: {specific, data-backed}
- Who has this problem: {target customer}

### 3. Solution
- What we do: {one sentence}
- How it works: {2-3 bullet points}

### 4. Product
- {Screenshot/demo description}

### 5. Market
- TAM: ${X}
- SAM: ${X}
- SOM: ${X} (methodology: {how calculated})

### 6. Business Model
- Revenue model: {subscription/transaction/etc.}
- Pricing: {specifics}
- Unit economics: {LTV, CAC, margins}

### 7. Traction
- {Key metric 1}: {number}
- {Key metric 2}: {number}
- Growth: {rate}

### 8. Competition
- 2×2 axes: {X axis} vs {Y axis}
- Our position: {top-right quadrant and why}

### 9. Team
- {Name}: {relevant credential}
- {Name}: {relevant credential}

### 10. Financials
| | Y1 | Y2 | Y3 |
|---|-----|-----|-----|
| Revenue | ${X} | ${X} | ${X} |

### 11. The Ask
- Raising: ${X}
- Use: {allocation}
- Milestones: {what this funding achieves}

## Design Guidelines
- Font size: ≥ 24pt (readable from back of room)
- Max words per slide: 30-40
- One chart/visual per slide maximum

Gotchas

Traction trumps everything: A deck with amazing traction and mediocre design beats a beautiful deck with no traction. Lead with your strongest metric.
Don't read slides aloud: Slides are visual aids. You tell the story; slides provide evidence. If you're reading bullets, there are too many bullets.
"We have no competition" = red flag: Investors know this means you haven't researched. There's always competition — even if it's "doing nothing" or "using a spreadsheet."
Financial projections WILL be questioned: "How did you get to $10M Y3?" Have a bottom-up model ready. Top-down market share assumptions are weak alone.
Send a condensed version for email: The presentation deck (with minimal text, big visuals) differs from the email/read-ahead deck (more text, self-explanatory). Prepare both.

References

For financial modeling behind the projections, see the fin-modeling skill