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Whereas if the default format is founder-explains-slides, the investor can switch into investor-asks-questions mode at will, whenever they're sufficiently interested.
If this theory is correct, the conventional investor meeting begins in failure mode. I wonder how many founders dutifully walk investors through their deck, thinking they're doing a good job, and never realize the meeting began in failure mode and never left it.
Perhaps it's because humans are wired to create and consume stories (i.e. narratives).
As an example, one cannot truly explain A.I. without a historic narrative. A VC with a fixed set of questions implies knowing all there is to know about a domain. Unfortunately, there's plenty of unknowns and misconceptions in the A.I. space.
So, if slide format begins with failure, through what means do you suggest a startup pitches to investors?
Or, do you believe this new format will naturally present itself as the landscape changes?
Perhaps founders should suggest a bunch of questions investors might like to ask....?
A lot of founders do it because it became a habit. The usefulness of slides has been exagerated to a point where people dont think critically about it. As always, critical thinking is needed and founders that show it have a pretty good start.
As long as it's the norm, you achieve 'plausible sufficiency' by doing what everybody else is doing. An upside: it allows people and teams who have a better approach to pitching to better shine through the mud. I use lasers and live action role-play for my pitches.
Presenting 101: know and read your audience. You never "walk" through a deck. If you don't know your business, if you can't talk passionately about your business without slides or other visual aides, you're setting yourself up for failure.
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