# Demo day pitch deck template: 8 slides, free download

> The demo-day deck: 8 slides, each with the title to write, what goes on it and what to leave off, checked against 111 accelerator decks that went on to raise.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/deck-templates/demo-day (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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Deck template · 8 slides

# The demo-day *deck*.

Accelerator founders with two minutes on a stage. Presented once, to a room, at speed. One idea a slide.

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[Outline as text](https://millionrounds.com/deck-templates/download/demo-day.txt)

1 download · guidance in the speaker notes

**01** Cover Acme: fills the appointments clinics lose to no-shows**02** Problem Clinics lose 18% of appointments to no-shows**03** Product Connect, predict, refill: live in an afternoon**04** Traction ARR up 8x in a year, to $168k**05** Market 230,000 clinics at $4,200 a year: a $1B market in the US**06** Business model $350 a clinic a month, paid back in under two months**07** Team Ran a 60-clinic group; built scheduling at scale**08** The ask Raising $2.5M to reach 150 clinics and $1.2M ARR in 20 months

About 2 minutes to read. The highlight walks the deck at the pace a first read moves; click a slide for its notes.

**8** slides; the median of those decks runs 13

**111** accelerator decks that went on to raise it was checked against

**6** of its slides appear in at least a quarter of them

**Stage** built to be presented, fast

Slide by slide

## What goes on each slide

- 01 **01** Cover Cover [Company]: [what you do] for [whom] e.g. "Acme: fills the appointments clinics lose to no-shows" What goes on it The name and one line a stranger could repeat The round and the date and the accelerator Leave it off A tagline that sounds like a brand and explains nothing. **99%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **1** of 13 about **10** words on it See it in [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 1), [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/decks/gusto) (slide 1), [Replit](https://millionrounds.com/decks/replit) (slide 1)
- 02 **02** Problem Problem [Who] lose [what] every [period] e.g. "Clinics lose 18% of appointments to no-shows" What goes on it Who has the problem, in one line What it costs them, in money or time, with a number How they cope today Leave it off A problem only you have noticed, or one sized in adjectives. **46%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **4** of 13 about **48** words on it See it in [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 2), [Replit](https://millionrounds.com/decks/replit) (slide 5), [Alloy](https://millionrounds.com/decks/alloy) (slide 3)
- 03 **03** Product Product [How it works] in [n] steps e.g. "Connect, predict, refill: live in an afternoon" What goes on it One screenshot or the flow in three steps What the customer does and what the product does Leave it off Every screen you have built. **72%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **6** of 13 about **47** words on it See it in [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 6), [Replit](https://millionrounds.com/decks/replit) (slide 4), [Alloy](https://millionrounds.com/decks/alloy) (slide 13)
- 04 **04** Traction Traction [Metric] up [x] in [period] e.g. "ARR up 8x in a year, to $168k" What goes on it One chart of the metric that matters, over time Retention or repeat use beside it Leave it off Cumulative charts, vanity numbers, and no dates on the axis. **35%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **7** of 13 about **35** words on it See it in [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/decks/apollo) (slide 15), [Beam](https://millionrounds.com/decks/beam) (slide 12), [Flux](https://millionrounds.com/decks/flux) (slide 3)
- 05 **05** Market Market [n] [customers] pay [amount]: a $[size] market e.g. "230,000 clinics at $4,200 a year: a $1B market in the US" What goes on it The market bottom up: customers you can reach times what each pays Where you start and where it leads Leave it off A top-down TAM from an analyst report with no route to it. **64%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **7** of 13 about **50** words on it See it in [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 4), [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/decks/apollo) (slide 2), [Beam](https://millionrounds.com/decks/beam) (slide 4)
- 06 **06** Business model Business model [Price] per [unit], paid back in [time] e.g. "$350 a clinic a month, paid back in under two months" What goes on it Who pays, how much and how often Margin, and payback on acquiring a customer if you know it Leave it off Five revenue streams. Show the one that matters. **19%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **8** of 13 about **29** words on it See it in [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 7), [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/decks/apollo) (slide 11), [Cedar](https://millionrounds.com/decks/cedar) (slide 5)
- 07 **07** Team Team [Why this team] wins this market e.g. "Ran a 60-clinic group; built scheduling at scale" What goes on it The founders, and the one thing each has done that matters here Key hires and advisers only if they change the odds Leave it off Logos of every employer and degree. **45%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **8** of 13 about **46** words on it See it in [Coinbase](https://millionrounds.com/decks/coinbase) (slide 12), [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/decks/airbnb) (slide 11), [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/decks/apollo) (slide 4)
- 08 **08** The ask The ask Raising [amount] to reach [milestone] in [months] e.g. "Raising $2.5M to reach 150 clinics and $1.2M ARR in 20 months" What goes on it The amount, and the runway it buys The milestones it reaches, which set up the next round Use of funds in three lines at most Leave it off An amount with no milestone, or "$1M to $3M". **17%** of accelerator decks that went on to raise have one usually about slide **9** of 13 about **48** words on it See it in [Beam](https://millionrounds.com/decks/beam) (slide 10), [Arcus](https://millionrounds.com/decks/arcus) (slide 2), [Front](https://millionrounds.com/decks/front) (slide 23)

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