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Pitch Deck

融资路演材料(Pitch Deck)

When to Use

何时使用

  • The founder is preparing a pitch deck for a fundraising round (pre-seed through Series A).
  • The founder has an existing deck and wants structural or narrative feedback.
  • The founder asks what slides to include or how to tell their story to investors.
  • 创始人正在为某一轮融资(从 pre-seed 到 Series A)准备路演材料。
  • 创始人已有路演材料,希望获得结构或叙事方面的反馈。
  • 创始人询问应包含哪些幻灯片,或如何向投资者讲述自己的故事。

Context Required

所需上下文

From
startup-context
: company one-liner, stage, product description, target customer, business model, traction metrics, team bios, fundraising history, and competitive landscape. If any of these are missing, prompt the founder before drafting slides.
From the user: target round size, target investor type (VC vs. angel), whether this is for a live pitch (fewer words, more visuals) or a send-ahead deck (more self-explanatory text).
来自
startup-context
:公司一句话简介、融资阶段、产品描述、目标客户、商业模式、traction 指标、团队成员简介、融资历史和竞争格局。如果其中任何信息缺失,应在起草幻灯片前向创始人询问。
来自用户:目标融资金额、目标投资者类型(VC 或 angel)、是用于 live pitch(文字更少、视觉内容更多)还是 send-ahead deck(文字更具自解释性)。

Workflow

工作流

  1. Read startup context — Pull from
    .agents/startup-context.md
    to populate slide content. Flag any gaps.
  2. Determine deck type — Ask if this is a live-pitch deck (visual-heavy, 30-40 words per slide max) or a send-ahead deck (can include more explanatory text, 60-80 words per slide).
  3. Draft the narrative arc — Before writing any slides, outline the story: what is the world like today (problem), what changes with your product (solution), why now, why this team, and what you need to get there.
  4. Write slide-by-slide content — Produce content for each of the 10-12 slides below. Each slide gets a title, key message, supporting points, and a suggested visual or data element.
  5. Review for investor lens — Check every slide against the question an investor would ask at that point. Flag weak spots.
  6. Produce final output — Deliver the deck outline as structured markdown. If the user wants a
    .pptx
    , chain to the Anthropic pptx skill after content is finalized.
  1. 读取创业公司背景信息 — 从
    .agents/startup-context.md
    提取内容以填充幻灯片,并指出信息缺口。
  2. 确定路演材料类型 — 询问用户需要 live-pitch deck(以视觉内容为主,每页最多 30–40 个词)还是 send-ahead deck(可包含更多解释性文字,每页 60–80 个词)。
  3. 起草叙事弧线 — 在编写任何幻灯片之前,先勾勒故事脉络:当今世界面临什么问题(问题)、产品带来什么改变(解决方案)、为什么是现在、为什么是这个团队,以及需要什么才能实现目标。
  4. 逐页编写内容 — 为下方 10–12 张幻灯片分别编写内容。每张幻灯片都应包含标题、核心信息、支撑要点,以及建议使用的视觉或数据元素。
  5. 从投资者视角进行审查 — 根据投资者在每个阶段会提出的问题检查每张幻灯片,并指出薄弱之处。
  6. 生成最终输出 — 以结构化 Markdown 形式交付路演材料大纲。如果用户需要
    .pptx
    ,则在内容定稿后接入 Anthropic pptx skill。

Output Format

输出格式

Structured markdown with one H3 per slide. Each slide section contains:
  • Title: The slide headline (concise, assertion-style, e.g., "Healthcare billing wastes $200B annually")
  • Key message: The one thing the audience should remember from this slide
  • Content: Bullet points or narrative text
  • Visual suggestion: What chart, image, screenshot, or diagram belongs here
  • Investor question this answers: The implicit question in the VC's mind
以结构化 Markdown 输出,每张幻灯片使用一个 H3。每个幻灯片章节包括:
  • 标题:幻灯片的标题(采用简洁的断言式表达,例如“医疗账单每年浪费 2000 亿美元”)
  • 核心信息:观众看完这页后应记住的唯一要点
  • 内容:要点列表或叙述性文本
  • 视觉建议:适合该页的图表、图片、截图或示意图
  • 本页回答的投资者问题:VC 心中隐含的问题

Frameworks & Best Practices

框架与最佳实践

The 10-12 Slide Framework

10–12 页框架

#SlidePurposeCommon Mistakes
1Title / HookCompany name, one-liner, and a memorable hook stat or imageBurying the one-liner; using a generic tagline
2ProblemMake the pain visceral and specific to your ICPBeing too abstract; citing a problem everyone already knows
3SolutionShow what you built and how it eliminates the painFeature-dumping; not connecting back to the problem
4Demo / ProductScreenshot, GIF, or live product walkthroughShowing the admin panel instead of the user-facing magic
5Market SizeTAM/SAM/SOM with a credible bottoms-up calculationUsing only top-down "the market is $X trillion" numbers
6Business ModelHow you make money, unit economics, pricingNot showing actual or projected unit economics
7TractionThe chart that goes up and to the rightVanity metrics; hiding the Y-axis; mixing timeframes
8CompetitionWhy you win — positioning matrix or comparison tableClaiming "no competitors"; using a 2x2 where you magically own the top-right
9TeamFounders + key hires, relevant backgroundsListing every employee; not explaining founder-market fit
10Go-to-MarketHow you acquire customers today and at scaleSaying "we'll go viral" without a concrete channel strategy
11Financials / AskHow much you're raising, use of funds, key projectionsNot specifying what milestones the money unlocks
12Closing / VisionThe big dream — where this goes in 5-10 yearsBeing too conservative; forgetting contact info
#幻灯片目的常见错误
1标题/开场吸引点公司名称、一句话简介,以及令人难忘的 hook 数据或图像埋没一句话简介;使用泛泛的标语
2问题让痛点对 ICP 而言变得具体且鲜明过于抽象;引用一个大家都知道的问题
3解决方案展示你构建了什么,以及它如何消除痛点堆砌功能;未与问题形成关联
4演示/产品截图、GIF 或现场产品演示展示管理后台,而非面向用户的价值亮点
5市场规模TAM/SAM/SOM,以及可信的自下而上计算只使用自上而下的“市场规模为 X 万亿美元”数据
6商业模式收入来源、unit economics、定价方式未展示实际或预测的 unit economics
7Traction呈现一路上升的趋势图Vanity metrics;隐藏 Y 轴;混用不同时间范围
8竞争说明你为何能胜出——使用定位矩阵或对比表声称“没有竞争对手”;使用 2x2 矩阵,却无法合理地占据右上角
9团队创始人与关键招聘对象,以及相关背景罗列所有员工;未说明 founder-market fit
10Go-to-Market说明当前如何获客,以及如何规模化获客在没有具体渠道策略的情况下声称“ we'll go viral”
11财务/融资诉求融资金额、资金用途和关键预测未说明这笔资金能够解锁哪些里程碑
12结尾/愿景描绘未来 5–10 年的宏大愿景过于保守;遗漏联系方式

Narrative Arc Rules

叙事弧线规则

  • Slide 1-3: Establish tension. The audience should feel the problem before you show the answer.
  • Slide 4-7: Build credibility. Prove you have a real product with real traction in a real market.
  • Slide 8-10: Prove defensibility. Show you can win against alternatives and scale.
  • Slide 11-12: Make the ask and paint the vision. End with ambition, not logistics.
  • 第 1–3 页:建立张力。在展示答案之前,应让观众充分感受到问题。
  • 第 4–7 页:建立可信度。证明你拥有真实的产品、真实的 traction 和真实的市场。
  • 第 8–10 页:证明可防御性。展示你为何能战胜替代方案并实现规模化。
  • 第 11–12 页:提出融资诉求并描绘愿景。以抱负收尾,而不是以执行细节收尾。

Stage-Specific Guidance

分阶段指导

  • Pre-seed / Seed: Emphasize problem depth, founder-market fit, and early signals (waitlist, LOIs, design partners). Financial projections can be lighter.
  • Series A: Emphasize repeatable go-to-market, unit economics, and a clear path from current traction to 3-5x growth. Investors expect real revenue data.
  • Pre-seed/种子轮:强调问题深度、founder-market fit 和早期信号(waitlist、LOI、design partners)。财务预测可以从简。
  • Series A:强调可复制的 go-to-market、unit economics,以及从当前 traction 增长至 3–5 倍的清晰路径。投资者期望看到真实的营收数据。

Principles

原则

  • Every slide title should be an assertion, not a label. "We grew 30% MoM for 6 months" beats "Traction".
  • Remove any slide that does not advance the narrative. If you cannot articulate why a slide exists, cut it.
  • The deck should be understandable by a partner who reads it at 11pm on their iPad without you presenting.
  • Use no more than 3 fonts and 2 brand colors. Clutter kills credibility.
  • Data beats adjectives. Replace "fast-growing" with "3x YoY".
  • 每张幻灯片的标题都应是断言,而不是标签。“我们连续 6 个月 MoM 增长 30%”优于“Traction”。
  • 删除任何无法推动叙事发展的幻灯片。如果无法明确说明某页存在的理由,就应将其删去。
  • 即使合伙人在晚上 11 点独自用 iPad 阅读、没有你现场讲解,也应该能够理解整份材料。
  • 最多使用 3 种字体和 2 种品牌色。杂乱会损害可信度。
  • 数据优于形容词。用“3x YoY”替代“高速增长”。

Related Skills

相关 Skills

  • investor-research
    — use before building the deck to tailor the narrative to specific investor interests
  • data-room
    — prepare the backup materials investors will request after seeing the deck
  • fundraising-email
    — write the outreach email that accompanies the deck
  • investor-research
    — 在构建路演材料之前使用,以根据特定投资者的关注点调整叙事
  • data-room
    — 准备投资者看完路演材料后可能索要的补充材料
  • fundraising-email
    — 撰写随路演材料一并发送的外联邮件

Examples

示例

Example prompt: "Help me build a seed deck. We're raising $3M for an AI-powered contract review tool for mid-market legal teams. We have $40K MRR and 12 paying customers."
Good output snippet (Problem slide):

Slide 2: Problem

Title: Mid-market legal teams review 500+ contracts/month with 1990s tools Key message: Contract review is the #1 time sink for legal teams at companies with 200-2,000 employees, costing $180K+/year in paralegal hours per company. Content:
  • 73% of mid-market companies still use manual redlining in Word
  • Average contract review takes 45 minutes; 30 minutes is repetitive clause checking
  • Errors in reviewed contracts cost companies 2-5% of deal value annually Visual suggestion: Side-by-side showing a paralegal buried in Word docs vs. your product highlighting risks in seconds Investor question this answers: Is this a real, painful, expensive problem?
Example prompt: "Review my existing deck — I keep getting passed on after the first meeting."
Good output approach: Read the deck, identify which of the 12 slides are missing or weak, check if the narrative arc has tension, and test every slide against the investor-question framework. Deliver specific rewrites, not vague advice.
示例提示词:“帮我制作一份种子轮路演材料。我们正在为一款面向中端市场法律团队的 AI 驱动合同审查工具融资 300 万美元。目前我们有 4 万美元 MRR 和 12 家付费客户。”
优秀输出片段(问题页):

第 2 页:问题

标题:中型法律团队每月审查 500 多份合同,却仍在使用 1990 年代的工具 核心信息:对于员工规模为 200–2,000 人的公司,合同审查是法律团队的头号时间消耗项,每年每家公司至少耗费 18 万美元的法务助理工时。 内容:
  • 73% 的中型市场公司仍在 Word 中手动进行修订标记
  • 审查一份合同平均需要 45 分钟,其中 30 分钟用于重复检查条款
  • 合同审查错误每年会使公司损失交易金额的 2%–5% 视觉建议:并排展示一名埋首于 Word 文档中的法务助理,以及你的产品在数秒内高亮风险的效果 本页回答的投资者问题:这是一个真实、痛点明确且代价高昂的问题吗?
示例提示词:“审查我现有的融资路演材料——每次第一次会面后我都会被淘汰。”
优秀输出方式:阅读路演材料,找出 12 张幻灯片中缺失或薄弱的部分,检查叙事弧线是否具有张力,并依据投资者问题框架测试每张幻灯片。交付具体的改写方案,而不是笼统的建议。