As a fun exercise once at YC Demo Day, I decided to categorize the information on each slide and then record the order the categories were presented. I then noted which presentations I found the most compelling. Sadly I can no longer find the notes, as they were on paper.
I remember the categories I came up with:
* Name of company
* Problem being solved
* Solution being offered
* Total Addressable Market
* Current revenue/signups/other hockey stick graph
* How much is being asked for/current investors
* Who is on the team/why they are most qualified
Most of the pitches went in the order above, with some minor variations. Some skipped some of the slides.
But what I remember is the the ones that seemed most notable and memorable were the ones that used a significantly different order.
I remember the categories I came up with:
* Name of company
* Problem being solved
* Solution being offered
* Total Addressable Market
* Current revenue/signups/other hockey stick graph
* How much is being asked for/current investors
* Who is on the team/why they are most qualified
Most of the pitches went in the order above, with some minor variations. Some skipped some of the slides.
But what I remember is the the ones that seemed most notable and memorable were the ones that used a significantly different order.