The document outlines 10 essential slides that should be included in any business presentation to be delivered in 20-30 minutes: 1) the business problem being solved, 2) the proposed business solution, 3) the market opportunity and strategy, 4) products and technology, 5) competitive summary, 6) customers and accomplishments, 7) the business and revenue models, 8) the management team, 9) financial projections, and 10) the reasons for investing or buying. These 10 slides cover the key business aspects of the problem, solution, market opportunity, competition, team, and financials.

1. "What Every Presentation Needs":
Build your presentation with these 10 slides and be prepared to deliver it in
20 to 30 minutes.
1.) The Business Problem You're Solving
What is the business (not technical) problem you solve? How is it solved now? Who
is affected?
2.) The Business Solution
What is your business (not technical) solution and how/why is it a better solution?
3.) Market Opportunity / Strategy
How many people/companies are affected by this problem, what are they spending
today to overcome it, how much will they spend for your solution?
4.) Products / Technology
What is your technology solution, what is your unfair technical advantage - your
"secret sauce"?
5.) Competitive Summary
Who else is out there? What other competing solutions are there? How/why are
you better?
6.) Customers/Accomplishments
Who has validated your solution? Who's buying it? Who's agreed to buy it?
7.) Business / Revenue Model
How are you going to make money? How are you going to find customers, distribute
product, etc.?
8.) Management Team
Who's on the team, what are their strengths, who will join the team once funded,
what skills are still missing from the team?
9.) Financials
P&L (income statement), balance sheet and cash flow analysis for the next 3 to 5
years. When will you be cash flow positive? When do you become profitable? What is
the forecasted growth?
10.) Why Invest (or Why Buy)
What is the investors ROI? How long? What risks?
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