In theory, your “business model” could include every aspect of the business; the Business Model Canvas is one way to explore that, and you could easily spend an hour just talking about the ...

The second and most confusing and important, is what to include in your deck. Not long ago I covered the pitch deck template that was created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here ...

Don’t do this: Don’t make the pitch deck more than 15-20 slides long (investors have limited attention spans). If you feel you need to add more information, include it as an appendix.

The Business Model Canvas approach, where every aspect of the business is condensed onto one slide, offers a holistic view into every aspect of your business. For a pitch deck, however, I think it ...

Product/Market fit now has its own book. Alexander Osterwalder wrote it. Buy it. The Lean Startup process builds new ventures more efficiently. It has three parts: a business model canvas to frame ...

Interestingly, however, the pitch deck does touch briefly on an integral part of Uber’s business model today: UberPool. Uber didn’t roll out its ride-sharing service UberPool until 2014 and ...