Every pitch deck needs a “team” slide. At the early stage of a startup when the product concept is fuzzy and revenue is non-existent, VCs are essentially backing the team above all else. But almost all team slides are sub-optimal. Here are two ways they could be better: /1
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Kate - CEO [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [HackerNews] Ho-Jun - CTO [LinkedIn] [GitHub] Vijay - CMO [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [YouTube] Jada - VP Design [LinkedIn [Twitter] [Dribbble] Eventually, VCs will want to do due diligence, and this format makes it easier. /9
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The team slide is important — and completely under-theorized. Aside from the team member biographies, no slide in a pitch deck looks more alike from startup to startup. These two ideas are just scratching the surface of potential improvements. What would you change? /End
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Pics of the founders/key execs
Names & titles
Each person’s affiliations: Prior companies they’ve worked at, educational institutions they attended, awards won, etc. (Ideally depicted with logos!)
That’s basically it.
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Improvement 1: Provide a scouting report
Shraddha scaled the security team at Stripe from 2 to 220
Dan designed the new Apple podcast icon
Mei led print marketing at Airbnb & launched their magazine
Bijan closed the three most lucrative BD deals at Plaid
Simple statements can add so much resolution.
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Improvement 2: Document the team’s digital DNA