1. HOW TO PITCH A VC
Dave McClure
by Slides That Rock REDESIGNED

2. Dave McClure
@davemcclure
500startups.com

3. We are big fans of Dave
McClure and his “10
Slides to an Awesome
Pitch”. We use this
structure with our
clients. It Rocks!

4. We also believe Dave’s
slide design can be
improved.
We have told Dave but
he doesn’t give a sh*t!
(That’s just Dave).

5. We decided to design
a new version of
“10 Slides to an
Awesome Pitch”

6. REDESIGNED

7. 10 SLIDES TO AN
AWESOME PITCH!

8. Elevator Pitch1
The PROBLEM2
The Solution3
Market Size4
Business Model5
6
7
8
9
10
10 SLIDES TO AN AWESOME PITCH!
Proprietary Tech
Competition
Marketing Plan
Team
Money

9. 10 SLIDES TO AN AWESOME PITCH!
Elevator Pitch1
The PROBLEM2
The Solution3
Market Size4
Business Model5
6
7
8
9
10
Teaser slide
goes here
DEMO
goes here
Proprietary Tech
Competition
Marketing Plan
Team
Money

10. TEASER SLIDE

11. Make the TEASER SLIDE
MEMORABLE!

13. ELEVATOR PITCH1

14. Hey, I am Bob from CAR.com,
the place where we do...
If you have this problem...
This is how we solve that problem...
30Seconds

15. THE PROBLEM2

16. The Bigger the Pain,
the Better...
My car broke down...
AGAIN! &%*@#!

17. REMEMBER!
The problem ALWAYS comes
BEFORE the solution!

18. THE SOLUTION3

19. How do you solve the problem?
+ =
Describe how your solution makes your customers
happy and does it better or different than anyone else!

20. DEMO

21. Demo Your Product

22. MARKET SIZE4

23. Bigger is Better!

24. BUSINESS MODEL5

25. How will you make money?
Describe 1-3 Revenue Sources!
DEALERS ONLINE AFFILIATES

26. PROPRIETARY TECH6

27. What advantages do you have?
PATENTS EXPERIENCE MARKET LEAD

28. COMPETITION7

29. FASTSLOW
RELIABLE
UNRELIABLE
2 x 2 Matrix

30. Show you are
BETTER

31. Show you are
BETTER
or at least
DIFFERENT!

32. MARKETING PLAN8

33. How do you get customers?
EMAIL TV SOCIAL MEDIA
What’s your channels? Focus on volume, cost and conversion!

34. TEAM9

35. Who is on your team?
GEEKS ENTREPRENEURS SALES
with deep tech
experience
who have sold
companies
who bring in
customer $$$

36. MONEY10

37. What have you achieved so far?
TESTIMONIALS
ROCK!
REVENUE &
PROFITS?
CUSTOMERS

38. What do you need?
How much are
you raising?
How much have
you raised?
How will you spend
the money?

39. LET’S SUMMARIZE

40. 10 SLIDES TO AN
AWESOME PITCH!

41. 10 SLIDES TO AN AWESOME PITCH!
Elevator Pitch1
The PROBLEM2
The Solution3
Market Size4
Business Model5
6
7
8
9
10
Teaser slide
goes here
DEMO
goes here
Proprietary Tech
Competition
Marketing Plan
Team
Money

42. THANK YOU DAVE!

43. 500startups.com
Dave McClure
@davemcclure
slidesthatrock.com
Slides That Rock
@slidesthatrock

45. HOW TO PITCH A VC
Dave McClure
by Slides That Rock REDESIGNED