Prepare Your Pitch Deck (Pitching to Investors)


Entrepreneurs often do not distinguish between an investor pitch and a customer pitch. Although they are both relevant to business growth, they each have different interests at stake. Hence, before discussing the components of a pitch deck, let’s state the difference between both types of pitches.

📺 Watch the following video to learn about the difference between an investor pitch and a customer pitch.

  • Investors want to know:
    • What do you do?
    • How far along are you?
    • How big is your market?
    • How will you charge users?
    • What do you know that others don’t?
    • Who is on your team? E.g., founders, competencies, and experiences.

Mastering Your Pitch

Watch the following series of videos on how to master your pitch.

📺 Video 1: Entrepreneurs Suck at Pitching

📺 Video 2: Make Your Introduction Interesting

📺 Video 3: Demonstrate What You Sell

📺 Video 4: Show Me The Money

📺 Video 5: Stick the Landing


How to Develop Your Startup Pitch

❓ What are some common themes in the pitch decks of successful startups? Share your thoughts in the padlet below.


Bonus: Making Your Pitch Deck Look Nice