We take confidentiality seriously. All discussions and materials shared with us are kept strictly confidential. We are happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) if required.

Our engagement starts with an initial consultation to deeply understand your business needs. Following this, we'll present a proposal that summarizes our discussion, outlining a detailed scope of work and pricing. Once you approve the proposal, we move into a phase of collaborative sessions to meticulously develop and refine your pitch deck, aligning it with your vision and objectives. Our process is designed to be flexible and responsive, offering revisions and continuous feedback until your deck is ready for investors. With an emphasis on open communication, you can schedule calls to discuss any concerns or new ideas, ensuring you have our full support and guidance throughout the journey.

What sets us apart is our focus on strategic depth and business savvy. Sure, we create visually stunning slides – but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Our real value lies in bulletproofing your business concept and pitch deck. We're not just designers; we're strategic partners. We’ll rigorously challenge your ideas, ensuring there are no loopholes that investors can pick apart. And if we find any, we don't just highlight them; we work with you to understand, address, and develop logical narratives and mitigation strategies. Think of our process as a trial by fire, but in a safe, supportive environment with us. We make sure that when you face investors, you're not just presenting a pitch deck; you're showcasing a thoroughly vetted business case ready for the toughest scrutiny.

The timeline for creating a pitch deck largely depends on its complexity and your specific needs. If you're looking for a visual refresh, we can deliver that quickly, typically within a few days to a week. However, for more strategic, in-depth work that involves fine-tuning your business narrative and aligning it with your goals, the process can take anywhere from one week to one month. As a general rule, we suggest planning for a 3-4 week timeframe. The duration also depends on the scope and intricacies of your industry and startup.

It's important to remember that a pitch deck is more than just a presentation; it's a strategic tool crucial for securing vital funding. Therefore, we advise not to rush it. Reach out to us early in your planning stage to ensure we have ample time to craft a deck that truly represents your vision and business strategy.

Absolutely not! You're not boxed into our predefined service tiers. Feel free to tailor the scope based on what you need. If a design refresh is all you're after, perfect, we can handle that. Want us to conduct a competitive assessment? Consider it done. Just need a financial model? That's within our wheelhouse too.

We've structured our service tiers around the most common requests we get, aligning them with what we do best: strategic guidance.

For instance, our Pitch Deck Writing service is ideal for you if you have all or most of your content ready and all you need is experts to take your thinking to the next level by providing a light strategic review and then packaging the content into a winning and compelling pitch deck and narrative.

With our Pitch Deck Writing + Strategy service, we take charge of slide production and storylining. While we don't dive into the nitty-gritty analyses ourselves, we guide you on how to effectively conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, or define your go-to-market strategy. We'll tell you what data you need, how to gather and utilize it, and once you're done, we'll fine-tune and scrutinize your work before turning it into visually compelling slides.

And then there's Pitch Deck Writing + Strategy + Data Crunching, our full-service tier where we handle everything - the research, the analysis, the lot. But this doesn't mean you're out of the loop. You're a crucial part of the process, kept in the know and prepared every step of the way. After all, it's your startup, and you need to be the most confident and well-versed in your business when facing investors. You can count on us to help you get there.

We can help with developing a fundraising strategy. This means we guide you in identifying the right types of investors to approach to maximize your funding chances, considering aspects like their geographical focus, industry specialization, investment stage, and fund size and maturity. However, currently, we do not offer services for direct outreach to investors.

Many providers treat investor outreach as a lead generation task, but our approach is more nuanced. We can offer advice on how to manage this process and can suggest potential service providers for outreach. Occasionally, when the circumstances align perfectly, we may have, in our networks, the ideal investor for your specific industry and stage, and can facilitate an introduction. This is dependent on many variables aligning — right investor, right industry, right time — and while we've achieved this in the past, it's not a regular aspect of our services and is not something we can promise.

No, our business model doesn't operate on a success fee basis. In our evaluation of your startup, we might discover that it would benefit you to wait until the next milestone before seeking external funding, as it could significantly improve your valuation and minimize equity dilution.

Operating on a success fee basis would conflict with this kind of strategic advice, as it could incentivize us to rush you into getting funding regardless of its suitability for your startup. Even worse, we might push you to sign with the first investor that knocks on your door, even if they're offering you bad terms or they're not a good cultural fit.

By avoiding a success fee model, we align our incentives with yours, fostering trust and upholding our professional integrity. We're committed to offering honest, strategic guidance that truly benefits your venture.