...Well, yes and no....
Guy Kawasaki (an Apple alumnus and highly successful Silicon Valley investor) published this guide to drafting pitch deck in 2015.
Why yes...? A cardinal rule is "write for your reader"...so who are you writing for? Your target is an investor that wants to get the heart of the matter....for him....if I invest in your company, will it make my investment grow? This deck allows the investor to make that decision quickly, it's up to him if this is interesting, or in his sector of interest, but this allows you to get to the point clearly and directly. Secondly the deck has a logical flow and obliges you to get to the essence of what you have to offer; you have to be objective; you have to edit....ruthlessly, but you'll benefit from that process, helping you to establish in your own mind the difference between what you like, what you want and what you need.
Why no....? Your business is unique....and you should be confident enough to expand on the ideas here if you need to. This is your deck, not Mr Kawasaki's after all. Secondly this doesn't offer a vehicle to expand - so you need to create one on case your reader has a little more time, or is keen to explore your business in. little more depth.
So what to do....? I would strongly urge you to start here, Guy Kawasaki has saved you a lot of time by publishing this and I can't think of a better place to start. Embellish where you need to the main deck, but only where you really have to. If you want to add more, remember the old newspaper dividing line about what goes "above the fold and below the fold". Create your fold. Split the presentation with an "Appendices" breaker page, I would strongly recommend adding a financial appendix showing a summarised P&L projection down to operating profit for at least three years out, preferably five and attendant cash flows and metrics. Depending on the type of business you are a client list and a product development roadmap too.
...and good luck!
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