Founders

Welcome to the first Founder's channel Office Hours!

What's on your mind?

I'll kick things off (from an angel investor perspective).

I'm always surprised by 2 things:

1. Founders fundraising who don't use this format for their deck

https://www.slideshare.net/PitchDeckCoach/sequoia-capital-pitchdecktemplate

2. Pre-Series B founders that don't send regular investor updates.

How much does the quality of the deck matter? 

To illustrate, which is better? 
Deck 1 — A+ content in all text and product screenshots
Deck 2 — masterfully designed, bells & whistles, B- content

Deck 1 10/10

https://www.reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pitch-to-greylock/

https://www.slideshare.net/kambosu/uber-pitch-deck

I was going to link the uber one but didn't want it to be a loaded question 😂

Deck 1 10/10

https://www.reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pitch-to-greylock/

https://www.slideshare.net/kambosu/uber-pitch-deck

https://www.slideshare.net/BrianArmstrong29/coinbase-seed-round-pitch-deck

￼Having been a crypto VC for 6 years, Deck 1 better by a mile ￼

It’s not even close. The only thing that matters is content and the narrative.