As a founder, ensuring your pitch deck is in top shape before presenting to investors is crucial. Your pitch is not just a presentation; it’s a reflection of your vision, strategy, and potential. Auditing your deck can help you fine-tune your message, highlight your strengths, and address gaps. This process ensures you will be well-prepared to make a compelling case to investors.

“One crucial aspect often missing from pitch decks is a comprehensive understanding of both the paying customer and the actual user of the solution,” says Health2047 Managing Director Neile Grayson. “These groups can be distinct and may even belong to different organizations. Founders need to clearly articulate the value of their solution to the entire ecosystem and the benefits to each stakeholder involved.”

Sabrina Keller, Health2047 Senior Associate, adds, “founders need a well-defined business roadmap that delineates the current capabilities of their solution and the future developments they aim to achieve. They need to demonstrate a clear understanding of the timeline and milestones required to get their solution to a more successful end state. Additionally, from a healthcare perspective, they should address their security and privacy practices, as well as how these will evolve as the solution scales.”

To help you get started, we’ve created a customizable pitch deck checklist. While the list doesn’t replace the value of getting direct feedback from advisors and investors, it will help you conduct an initial review and identify major gaps.

Start using the checklist: 

• Click this link to open the Google Doc in read-only mode.
• Go to “File” > “Make a copy” to save the checklist to your own Google Drive.
• Use the checklist to audit your pitch deck, making notes and adjustments as needed.

A key challenge will be keeping your deck concise while addressing all critical points. Leveraging pre-reads, appendices, and data visualization can help you convey your message effectively without losing your audience’s attention. Prepare, present, and proceed with confidence.