The Team Slide Is Under-Theorized: Fixing the Most Generic Slide in Your Deck
“The team slide is important — and completely under-theorized.”
What this teaches
Founder Collective's content lead tears down the pitch deck team slide, the slide that looks most identical across all startups, and shows concrete ways to make individual achievements legible to investors.
Why it matters
Narrow, actionable deck craft from inside a seed firm that sees thousands of decks; a good example of the teardown genre.
Key lessons
- Show achievements, not just logos and titles
- The team slide should answer 'why is this team unfairly suited?'
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