♞ Twine Deck Breakdown

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Today, we are going to look at this seed deck from Twine used to raise $1M.

This is a deck that I don’t love. It did raise, but I want to point out how a deck that looks on the surface to have all the necessary aspects can lack significant depth and key elements.

Straightforward opening slide. However, I would have added a one-sentence explainer to provide some background.

When you start with an opportunity slide, you kill the chance of having a straightforward problem/solution slide. Instead, you are forced to pitch a vitamin, not a painkiller.

This isn’t a problem. It’s an opportunity… Again, failing to show a clear problem that needs to be solved.

Finally, there is a real problem, BUT this is only half of the marketplace. So again, it fails to provide a clear image of what the company is solving for all its customers.

This is a weird mix of a product and solution slide.

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Again, this is a major issue since the deck doesn’t have a clear problem, solution, or product.

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