The Deck
Slide Design – Consistent vs. Fresh
A consistent look and feel can be effective but boring. A fresh look for each slide can be confusing. Is there a middle ground?
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“We Invented Something. . .”
Medical start-ups often have very similar pitches. How do you stand out?
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Slogans are for ads (not fundraising decks).
A short, aspirational, and catchy slogan is marketing manna, but the wrong thing to use in the title slide of a fundraising deck.
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Three Out-of-the-Box Presentation Tips
When you’re willing to bend (or break) the mold, here are a few helpful tips.
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A Case For Double-Deckers
When the need to succeed is critical, the extra work to create a presentation deck and a leave-behind deck is worth it.
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Team up! (No, Team Down!)
Is the management team slide early in the presentation (up) or later (down)? Why that matters.
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Fundraising Decks Without a Fundraising Slide
Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the peanut butter.
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The Dreaded, Unpersuasive Competitor Matrix
Fewer checkmarks, more humility, is more persuasive.
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Raise the Signal, Lower the Noise
Being exhaustively complete is the enemy of being persuasive.
