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Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by metafunctor »

drew_m wrote: post #46
luckydata wrote: post #25

Most of those pitch decks are "after the fact" fabrications, not the actual original decks. I'm afraid this resource is nearly useless, even if I admire how much work went into it.

Thanks for the admiration for the work I put into it. It didn't take too much time and it was a fun project to work on :) I'll try to remedy the fabricated decks

So, you are admitting some of the decks have been fabricated? Which ones?

Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by JustFinishedBSG »

dajohnson89 wrote: post #31
luckydata wrote: post #25

Most of those pitch decks are "after the fact" fabrications, not the actual original decks. I'm afraid this resource is nearly useless, even if I admire how much work went into it.

Why do you suspect they're fake?

You don't think TheFacebook orignal pitch deck was called "Facebook's Original Pitch Deck" ? /s

Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by cvs268 »

Accacin wrote: post #73

So I've always seen the word "deck" and never really understood what it meant. Turns out a "deck" is just a powerpoint? Why do people call them decks?

Physical slides were using transparencies or slides. A bunch of them stacked together would be like a deck of cards - a slide-deck.

Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by CathedralBorrow »

metafunctor wrote: post #71
drew_m wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the admiration for the work I put into it. It didn't take too much time and it was a fun project to work on :) I'll try to remedy the fabricated decks

So, you are admitting some of the decks have been fabricated? Which ones?

If you read the comments here you'll find the author saying "I don't want to promote a 2nd year business student's work as an original pitch deck so I can look more closely into the provenance of problem slides if you could name these and I'll either redact them or adjust the title accordingly. Thanks for bringing this up :)"

Don't think it's quite as dramatic as you imply here, and I don't think anyone is deliberately fabricating slide decks in order to trick you.

Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by APuschilov »

The issue with pitch decks is that they represent only the legible part of the fundraising process. The promise of a good pitch deck is that it gets you funded. However, this is far from the truth.

The truth is that the biggest early-ish rounds (pre Series B) were not closed because of the pitch deck, but despite of it.

Actually, the earlier the round the less important does the pitch deck become.

It's the illegible part, that so few talk about and that can't be shared that is the main driver. It's the social reality surrounding the founders and the round. It's the whisper and rumors inside the investor community, who makes the intro, the medium of the intro (phone or email) and many other small things.

Re: I've collected over 600 pitch decks

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Post by underdeserver »

metafunctor wrote: post #71
drew_m wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the admiration for the work I put into it. It didn't take too much time and it was a fun project to work on :) I'll try to remedy the fabricated decks

So, you are admitting some of the decks have been fabricated? Which ones?

He's admitting he may have made a mistake.
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