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JA Westenberg

Ugly Deck Club - Your fancy investor deck sucks, mate

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Problem: Everyone hates your deck.
Why: It's mostly full of s**t.
It's overdesigned, it's way too fancy, and all the bells and whistles are hiding a simple fact: Your content sucks.
This is where the ugly deck comes in.

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Ryan Hoover
I'm not a fan of presentation theatrics when people really just want clear, concise information.
JA Westenberg
Maker
@rrhoover awesome. Glad it resonates. As an angel investor I hate over produced decks when all I want to do is read a story with proof attached. @bochkovaleks One pager, product roadmap and OKR templates are coming soon :)
JA Westenberg
Maker
As a tech / startup PR, I spend way more time helping founders write investor decks than I do writing press releases. What makes a good deck? I have some simple rules. Make a deck, not a doc. You want to create the easiest reading experience for your investors. They’re time poor, and they don’t want to dig through a shit tonne of info in a bad format. Keep it to as few slides as possible. And only include the important shit.
Aditya
@jonwestenberg Loved the Google Slides deck. It's simple, and to the point! No beating around the bush 😍 Also, thanks for making it available with no additional clicks or sign-ups!