# Pitch Deck

> Create focused, persuasive pitch decks for fundraising, sales, partnerships, or internal buy-in. Use when building investor pitches, sales decks, partnership proposals, or high-stakes presentation narratives.

- Skill: `itsual/pitch-deck` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add itsual/pitch-deck`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/itsual/pitch-deck/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: itsual (https://skillmd.com/u/itsual)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/itsual/pitch-deck

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# Pitch Deck

## Overview

A pitch deck is a visual argument. Every slide should advance the case for why the audience should care, believe, and act.

## When to Use

- Investor / fundraising pitches
- Sales or solution pitches
- Partnership or alliance proposals
- Internal executive pitches for major initiatives

## Classic Narrative Arc

1. Problem / opportunity
2. Why now
3. Solution
4. Product / how it works
5. Market and customer
6. Traction / evidence
7. Business model
8. Competition / differentiation
9. Team
10. The ask and use of funds / next steps

## Principles

- One idea per slide
- Lead with insight, not features
- Make the “why you” unmistakable
- Use evidence over adjectives
- Design for both presentation and leave-behind reading
- Keep the core deck short; put detail in appendix

## Verification

- [ ] A listener can restate the core opportunity and ask after one pass
- [ ] Each slide has a clear job in the argument
- [ ] Claims are supported by credible evidence