PRE-SEED FUNDRAISING GUIDE: PART 3

Find Your First Investor and Make a Great Pitch Deck at the Same Time

Kill two birds with one stone for your pre-seed raise

You’ve decided that it’s time to raise and know how much you want to raise — great! The next big challenge is finding investors and making a great pitch deck to tell your company’s story.

Often, entrepreneurs view finding investors and making a deck as separate tasks. But, it’s actually best to tackle them at the same time — here’s how.

Making your deck

First off, do decks even matter? Here are a few reasons why I think investing time in a solid deck is worth it.

• A deck is how you get calls and prevent unnecessary calls. Setting up (and having) calls is time-consuming for everyone involved. About 15 minutes to set it up and then 30 minutes for the call. A good way to make the call worth their time and your time is to have a simple, but compelling deck. Many investors may not even set up a call if you don’t have a deck because they don’t want to waste their time.
• A deck allows you to easily use your network. Decks are straightforward to share and easily understood. A solid deck will make your friends, investors, and…