𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤?

Remember, your 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 potential investors have of your business, so make it count! 

𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 5+ 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐬, Here are some 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 for creating a pitch deck:

↳ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞

~ 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬: Choose 2-3 colors that reflect your brand.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: For a tech startup, you might choose blue, gray, and white for a modern, professional look.

~𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Use the same color scheme throughout.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: Ensure your headings, subheadings, and backgrounds follow the same color palette.

~ 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: Use neutral colors like white or gray.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: A white background keeps the focus on content.

↳ 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲

~ 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Pick 1-2 clear fonts.

~ 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞: 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 24-40 points; Body text: 18-24 points.

~ 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Use bold/italic for hierarchy.

↳ 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲

~ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Use relevant, high-resolution images.

~ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐰-𝐑𝐞𝐬: Skip low-quality images.

~ 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: Break up text with images.

↳ 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭

~ 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭: Maintain a consistent, clear layout.

~ 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Professional alignment.

~ 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞: Avoid clutter with ample white space.

↳ 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬

~ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬: Use simple, recognizable icons.

~ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐞: Limit the number of icons.

~ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Use icons consistently.

↳ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬

~ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬: Use simple charts for data.

~ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: Stick to 2D graphics.

~ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Uniform use of graphics.

↳ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭

~ 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭: Ensure text-background contrast.

~ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: No light text on a light background.

↳ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

~ 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Uniform design language.

~ 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: No random design changes.

~ 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Reflect your brand consistently.

By following these tips, your pitch deck will be 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.