# Ten-slide pitch deck template: 10 slides, free download

> The ten-slide deck: 10 slides, each with the title to write, what goes on it and what to leave off, checked against 538 short funded decks (12 slides or fewer).

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

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Deck template · 10 slides

# The ten-slide *deck*.

Anyone who needs the whole case in the fewest slides. A first email, a cold intro, a forwardable summary.

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

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**01** Cover Acme: fills the appointments clinics lose to no-shows**02** Problem Clinics lose 18% of appointments to no-shows**03** Solution Acme predicts no-shows and refills the slot two days ahead**04** Market 230,000 clinics at $4,200 a year: a $1B market in the US**05** Product Connect, predict, refill: live in an afternoon**06** Business model $350 a clinic a month, paid back in under two months**07** Traction ARR up 8x in a year, to $168k**08** Competition Reminders tell patients; Acme refills the slot**09** Team Ran a 60-clinic group; built scheduling at scale**10** 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.

**10** slides; the median of those decks runs 10

**538** short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) it was checked against

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

**Sent** built to be read without you

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 Leave it off A tagline that sounds like a brand and explains nothing. **100%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **1** of 10 about **11** words on it See it in [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/decks/carta) (slide 1), [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/decks/canva) (slide 1), [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (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. **30%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **4** of 10 about **51** words on it See it in [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 2), [Replit](https://millionrounds.com/decks/replit) (slide 5), [Shield](https://millionrounds.com/decks/shield) (slide 4)
- 03 **03** Solution Solution [Product] [does what] so [result] e.g. "Acme predicts no-shows and refills the slot two days ahead" What goes on it What you do about the problem, in one sentence The result for the customer, as a number if you have one Leave it off A feature list. Features belong on the product slide. **30%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **5** of 10 about **49** words on it See it in [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 4), [Shield](https://millionrounds.com/decks/shield) (slide 6), [Juno](https://millionrounds.com/decks/juno) (slide 2)
- 04 **04** 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. **55%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **5** of 10 about **44** words on it See it in [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/decks/carta) (slide 8), [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/decks/canva) (slide 3), [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 3)
- 05 **05** 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. **46%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **5** of 10 about **55** words on it See it in [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/decks/carta) (slide 4), [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/decks/canva) (slide 6), [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 9)
- 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. **11%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **6** of 10 about **39** words on it See it in [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 5), [Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/decks/securitize) (slide 7), [Albert](https://millionrounds.com/decks/albert) (slide 5)
- 07 **07** 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. **25%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **6** of 10 about **26** words on it See it in [Carta](https://millionrounds.com/decks/carta) (slide 5), [Flux](https://millionrounds.com/decks/flux) (slide 3), [Grin](https://millionrounds.com/decks/grin) (slide 10)
- 08 **08** Competition Competition Why [customers] choose us over [alternative] e.g. "Reminders tell patients; Acme refills the slot" What goes on it What customers use today, including doing nothing The one or two things you do that they cannot Leave it off A 2×2 where you are alone in the top right, or "no competitors". **14%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **6** of 10 about **59** words on it See it in [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 7), [Juno](https://millionrounds.com/decks/juno) (slide 8), [Mistral](https://millionrounds.com/decks/mistral) (slide 5)
- 09 **09** 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 short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **6** of 10 about **40** words on it See it in [Coinbase](https://millionrounds.com/decks/coinbase) (slide 12), [Canva](https://millionrounds.com/decks/canva) (slide 10), [Shield](https://millionrounds.com/decks/shield) (slide 8)
- 10 **10** 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". **12%** of short funded decks (12 slides or fewer) have one usually about slide **7** of 10 about **52** words on it See it in [Revolut](https://millionrounds.com/decks/revolut) (slide 11), [Mysten Labs](https://millionrounds.com/decks/mysten-labs) (slide 8), [Securitize](https://millionrounds.com/decks/securitize) (slide 11)

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