Pitch Deck Research

What Goes into a Team Slide in a Startup Pitch Deck?

The team plays a crucial role in identifying and executing pivots in a startup's life cycle. This makes the Team slide a critical part of a pitch deck

Keane Angle

May 20, 2021

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In a world of pitch decks, is the business plan dead for startups?

In the past startups write over 50-page business plans to get funded. Now, pitch decks have taken over. So, are business plans dead?

Keane Angle

Apr 28, 2021

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Deep Research: What Goes Into Startup Pitch Deck Financial Slides?

To many investors, the financial slides are the most important. The question is, what goes into financial slides, and how do you properly show them?

Keane Angle

Mar 26, 2021

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The Top 10 Mistakes Startup Founders Make When Fundraising — According to 31 Investors

There is also so much to learn from others' mistakes. So, we conducted another short study to learn about the common mistakes that founders make.

Keane Angle

Feb 22, 2021

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Series-B and Beyond: This 100 Pitch Deck Study Uncovers How to Create a Late-Stage Pitch Deck that Raises Funding

In October 2020, we conducted studied 100 publicly-available pitch decks to determine what makes for a great pitch deck.

Keane Angle

Feb 18, 2021

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Should Founders Label Each Slides in Their Fundraising Pitch Deck? We Studied 100 Pitch Decks to Find Out

In this article, we used our 100 pitch deck database to find out if slide labels are necessary for fundraising pitch decks.

Keane Angle

Feb 16, 2021

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We Analyzed 100 Pitch Decks and Here’s what Series-A Fundraising Pitch Decks Should Look Like

Raising Series-A funding is a monumental stage for any startup with tons of questions. So, we did some research and here's what we found.

Keane Angle

Feb 10, 2021

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Investor Outreach Strategy Part 2 of 3: 41 Expert Recommendations in Creating Outreach Collateral

In Part 2 of our investor outreach series, we delve deeper into 41 expert recommendations on how to create effective pitch collateral.

Keane Angle

Feb 5, 2021

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Need Investors? Here are the Most Popular Investor Outreach Strategies RANKED According to 41 experts.

What key strategies should founders have in outreaching to investors? Our study of 41 expert resources will answer this question.

Keane Angle

Jan 26, 2021

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Investor Opinion Roundup: How Many Versions of a Pitch Deck Should Founders have?

How many pitch decks should founders prepare when fundraising? Here's what 21 investors have to say.

Keane Angle

Jan 23, 2021

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Getting the problem right: Investors and Consultants Talk About What Makes a Great Pitch Deck Problem Slide

The Problem slide is one of the most crucial, standard slides in a fundraising pitch deck. Here's our analysis.

Keane Angle

Jan 12, 2021

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Looking for Seed Capital? We Analyzed 100 Investor Pitch Decks to Reveal What the Perfect Fundraising Deck Looks Like.

Raising Seed funding can be difficult, especially for first-time founders. We studied 100 publicly-available pitch decks in search of answers.

Keane Angle

Jan 10, 2021

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The Methodology Behind our Study of 100 Investor Pitch Decks

In October 2020, we conducted a study on 100 publicly-available pitch decks. This article talks about the methodology behind our study.

Keane Angle

Jan 9, 2021

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What Goes into a Team Slide in a Startup Pitch Deck?

In a world of pitch decks, is the business plan dead for startups?

Deep Research: What Goes Into Startup Pitch Deck Financial Slides?

The Top 10 Mistakes Startup Founders Make When Fundraising — According to 31 Investors

Series-B and Beyond: This 100 Pitch Deck Study Uncovers How to Create a Late-Stage Pitch Deck that Raises Funding

Should Founders Label Each Slides in Their Fundraising Pitch Deck? We Studied 100 Pitch Decks to Find Out

We Analyzed 100 Pitch Decks and Here’s what Series-A Fundraising Pitch Decks Should Look Like

Investor Outreach Strategy Part 2 of 3: 41 Expert Recommendations in Creating Outreach Collateral

Need Investors? Here are the Most Popular Investor Outreach Strategies RANKED According to 41 experts.

Investor Opinion Roundup: How Many Versions of a Pitch Deck Should Founders have?

Getting the problem right: Investors and Consultants Talk About What Makes a Great Pitch Deck Problem Slide

Looking for Seed Capital? We Analyzed 100 Investor Pitch Decks to Reveal What the Perfect Fundraising Deck Looks Like.

The Methodology Behind our Study of 100 Investor Pitch Decks

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Our latest pitch deck research.

STORY conducts regular, proprietary research on the state of startup pitch decks.

What Goes into a Team Slide in a Startup Pitch Deck?

In a world of pitch decks, is the business plan dead for startups?

Deep Research: What Goes Into Startup Pitch Deck Financial Slides?

The Top 10 Mistakes Startup Founders Make When Fundraising — According to 31 Investors

Series-B and Beyond: This 100 Pitch Deck Study Uncovers How to Create a Late-Stage Pitch Deck that Raises Funding

Should Founders Label Each Slides in Their Fundraising Pitch Deck? We Studied 100 Pitch Decks to Find Out

We Analyzed 100 Pitch Decks and Here’s what Series-A Fundraising Pitch Decks Should Look Like

Investor Outreach Strategy Part 2 of 3: 41 Expert Recommendations in Creating Outreach Collateral

Need Investors? Here are the Most Popular Investor Outreach Strategies RANKED According to 41 experts.

Investor Opinion Roundup: How Many Versions of a Pitch Deck Should Founders have?

Getting the problem right: Investors and Consultants Talk About What Makes a Great Pitch Deck Problem Slide

Looking for Seed Capital? We Analyzed 100 Investor Pitch Decks to Reveal What the Perfect Fundraising Deck Looks Like.

The Methodology Behind our Study of 100 Investor Pitch Decks

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