🔥 Building Your Pitch and What Investors Are Actually Evaluating
​Are you looking to create a pitch deck that nails it every time, but not sure what that entails?
​Most founders spend the majority of their time building the deck. Investors spend the majority of their time evaluating what is behind it. The pitch deck is not the product. It is the entry point to a conversation, and what happens in that conversation depends on how well you understand what investors are actually trying to figure out about your business.
​This session covers how to build a pitch that holds up under scrutiny and how to understand the evaluation process from the investor’s side of the table.
​We will cover:
​The Pitch Deck
​• What a pitch deck needs to do and what most founders get wrong
• How to structure a pitch so the narrative is clear and the business case is easy to follow
• What belongs in the deck and what founders typically leave out or over-explain
​What Investors Are Actually Evaluating
​• How investors think about risk when reviewing a business
• What traction means to an investor and how they assess it
• How investors evaluate founder credibility and why it matters as much as the numbers
• How investors assess use of capital and whether the ask makes sense for the stage
• What happens on the investor side between first meeting and a decision
​Session Details
​Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 12:30 PM EST
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost: $99
​This session is live and recorded. Attendees will receive access to the recording after the event.
​Registrations are refundable in full within 7 days of purchase. After 7 days, tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to any future Finance for Founders session by emailing [email protected] at least 24 hours before the event.