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Team slide in a pitch deck

Show why this team is uniquely positioned to win.

Last updated: 2025-01-07

What this slide must prove

This is often the most important slide. At early stages, investors bet on people more than products.

  • Why this team? Unique insight or unfair advantage
  • Relevant domain expertise or track record
  • Complementary skills across founders
  • Founder-market fit: personal connection to the problem

Generic bios waste space. Show why you specifically are the right people to build this company.

What investors look for

Criteria used in real pitch reviews:

1

Founder-market fit

Why are you the one to solve this? Lived experience, domain expertise, or obsession?

2

Relevant experience

Past roles at companies in the space, or directly related skills.

3

Execution track record

Have you built and shipped before? Previous exits, promotions, or achievements.

4

Team completeness

Do you have the core skills covered? Product, tech, and go-to-market.

Investors want to see why you will outcompete others chasing the same opportunity.

Strong vs weak signals

Strong signal

"Sarah led growth at Stripe, scaling from 200 to 2,000 merchants in LatAm. Tom built risk systems at Square for 5 years. We met this problem daily and know exactly where incumbent tools fail."

  • Specific, quantified achievements
  • Directly relevant experience
  • Clear founder-market fit
Weak signal

"Our team has 30+ years of combined experience. We are passionate about solving this problem and have MBAs from top schools."

  • Vague combined experience
  • Passion is not a credential
  • No specific achievements or relevance

Common failure patterns

  • LinkedIn bios: Do not list job titles chronologically. Tell the story of why this team formed to solve this problem.
  • Missing founder-market fit: "We saw an opportunity" is weak. "We lived this pain for 5 years" is strong.
  • Advisors as core team: Investors see through this. Only show people with skin in the game.
  • Hiding gaps: Solo technical founder with no GTM experience? Acknowledge it and explain the plan.

Quality criteria

  • Lead with insight: What do you know that others do not?
  • Show, do not tell: Metrics, outcomes, and specifics beat adjectives.
  • Make it scannable: Headshots, names, one-line roles, and key achievements.

Target reaction: "These are clearly the right people to build this."

How Pitchkit helps

Pitchkit team slide builder helps you:

  • Extract the most relevant experience from your background
  • Frame founder-market fit compellingly
  • Identify and address team gaps proactively

You get feedback on whether your team narrative would convince investors.

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