Sample Pitch Decks

The simplest decks often win. Airbnb's deck had no fancy graphics — just clear thinking on every slide. They proved demand with CouchSurfing...

Uber's pitch worked because the problem was so visceral and universal. They didn't need to convince investors the problem existed — everyone...

Buffer proved you can raise on fundamentals — real revenue, efficient growth, and clear unit economics. Their radical transparency strategy ...

Stripe's pitch was the product. The live demo — from zero to accepting payments in under 5 minutes — was worth more than any slide. When you...

Notion proved that product-led growth at its best creates a flywheel that no amount of marketing budget can replicate. Their community of te...

Figma showed that the best products create new behaviors rather than just improving existing workflows. By making design collaborative, they...

Canva's pitch worked because they'd already proven the thesis with Fusion Books. Having revenue from a precursor product eliminated the bigg...

Shopify's genius was positioning as a market creator rather than a market competitor. They weren't fighting over existing online merchants —...

Slack showed that the best enterprise products don't feel like enterprise software. By making work communication enjoyable and spreading bot...

Calendly proved that the most viral products are the ones where using the product IS marketing the product. Every Calendly link sent is a pr...

Zoom proved that even in a 'mature' market with entrenched players, a dramatically better user experience can win. Eric Yuan's story — 'I bu...