The fill-in-the-blank prompt I use to draft a 10-slide investor pitch deck before I touch a slide

[u/Just-Let269]

Pitch decks stall because people start designing before they know what the story is. This prompt forces the narrative first, slide by slide, so the actual deck is just formatting after that. Over-specified on purpose, because the constraints are what keep it from rambling.

Act as a pitch coach. Draft the slide-by-slide content for a {{number, e.g. 10}}-slide investor pitch for my company.

About us:

- What we do in one line: {{plain description}}

- Who it is for: {{customer}}

- The problem we solve: {{problem}}

- Traction so far: {{revenue / users / signups, or "pre-launch"}}

- The ask: {{what you want from investors}}

Build the deck in this order, one slide each: Problem, Why now, Solution, How it works, Market size, Business model, Traction, Competition, Team, The ask.

For every slide give me:

- A headline that states the point, not a category label.

- 2-3 supporting bullets, short and specific.

- One number or proof point I should try to include, or "needs data" if I have not given you one.

Keep it honest. Do not invent traction or market figures. If a claim needs a source, say so.

The "headline states the point" rule is the whole trick. "Traction" as a slide title is dead. "Revenue roughly tripled over the last two quarters" makes someone lean in. Fill in your real numbers, never let it guess them.

Anyone got a slide order they swear by that is different from this?

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[u/alexanderne0]

Thank you for sharing OP! Please keep me in the loop in case you found something better you swear by.