Lean Deck Clinic #1

Overview

Every Lean Startup finds itself with the need to “present” their concept. Be it a product concept deck or an investor deck, communicating in an effecient, effective manner is critical to learning and ultimately success. Unfortunately, getting the guidance around how to improve your deck usually requires tons of experience. In the spirit of hacking, our goal is to bring some seasoned clinicians in to give you direct insights into the best, working practices around developing and pitching your deck.

When / Where

August 2
6:00pm - 9:30pm

KickLabs
250 Brannan Street, SF, CA

Clinicians

  • Sumeet Jain, CMEA Capital
  • Chris Redlitz, Transmedia Capital
  • Hiten Shah, Kissmetrics
  • Thomas McInerney, Angel Investor
  • Debbie Landa, DealMaker Media
  • Steve Katz, MHS Capital
  • Philip Kaplan, Blippy


Agenda

6:00pm Welcome
6:15pm Deck Clinic
7:00pm Welcome All / Food / Break
7:30pm Key Performance Metrics Panel
8:15pm Deck Presentations


Key Performance Metrics Panel

Lean Startups are deeply focused on measuring progress as part of the learning process. In a vacuum, metrics can get in the way of seeing the bigger picture. Our panel of clinicians will speak on the various KPIs they look for when evaluating a business and give some background on why these data points have historically proven valuable / predictive.


Deck Clinic

The Deck Clinic will present 18 startups with the opportunity to present their deck and receive immediate feedback. Startups will be grouped into sets of 3 and paired with a clinician (an angel, vc, or seasoned entrepreneur who can provide measured feedback). Each presentation will last for 15 minutes:

  • 10 minutes to present your deck
  • 5 minutes for feedback

After all 3 startups in the group have presented, the clinician will choose a “winner” to go on a present to the entire group.


Deck Presentations

Following the private presentations, the winning decks from each group will have the opportunity to present to the whole group for additional feedback. Each winner must make adjustments to their deck based on the feedback they received during the clinic.


Timeline

Here are the key dates to keep in mind for the Deck Clinic:

07/27 - Submissions Deadline
07/30 - Selections Announced
08/02 - Deck Clinic


Submissions

Any startup is eligible to participate, though we’ll have a natural bias towards startups who are still bootstrapping.

  • Judging will be done by Gregarious Narain, Rich Collins, and Tristan Kromer
  • All decks will be kept in complete privacy and shared with no one except the judges

Submit Your Deck

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