Pitch Decking

As a mentor at 500 Startups and connector at VegasTech I get a lot of founders asking me how to get in or pitch to these incubators and funds. Before I can make any introductions or referrals, I need to play armchair VC myself. My reputation is on the line for any connection I make, so I need to see the deck first.

The most common follow up question is, "Do you have any links or resources on how to build a good deck?" After making it clear that they should go ask google instead of me, I throw my own 2 cents into the ring:

You might want to start out with something like this:

p.s.

YMMV,

TK