Bad news: investors have no time. Good news: you have a blueprint
Forget 40‑slide marathons. A deck must scan in 60 seconds and survive scrutiny. The canonical spine: Problem → Solution → Why Now → Market → Product → Traction/Metrics → GTM → Team → Ask. Your allies: white space, a tight typographic system, and real product screens.
What to show, precisely:
- Problem. 1–2 slides, numbers + user quotes.
- Solution. One visual motif, a short demo — no dense microcopy.
- Why now. Market triggers: regulation, infra, behavior shifts.
- Market. Addressable segment, monetization path, competitive map.
Show a three‑step user path and how you de‑risk it. Highlight TTT (data/action transparency) and clear signing — serious signals of maturity. Metrics must be contextual: wallet‑connect conversion, DAW/MAW retention, ticket reduction, TVL/throughput. If you ran an A/B, show before/after.
No clipart, five fonts, or backdrops that swallow copy. One type family (two weights), a grid, breathing room, one big number per slide — and you already read like people who know how to choose. Taste = discipline.
- Hidden content (aka “burger menu” in a deck).
- Outsourced stock aesthetics.
- Metrics without methodology: a “growth” claim with no baseline kills trust.
A 10‑slide skeleton
- 1) Title.
- 2) Problem.
- 3) Solution.
- 4) Why Now.
- 5) Market.
- 6) Product (3 steps).
- 7) Metrics.
- 8) GTM.
- 9) Team.
- 10) Ask/Use of Funds.
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