--- name: investor-materials description: Create pitch decks, one-pagers, memos, financial models, and fundraising materials. Use when the user needs investor-facing docs. allowed_tools: - Read - Write - WebSearch --- # Investor Materials Build investor materials that are consistent, real, and hard to poke holes in. ## When to Use - Making or fixing a pitch deck - Writing an investor memo or one-pager - Building financial projections - Answering accelerator applications - Making sure all fundraising docs tell the same story > See `example-outline.md` for an example seed deck outline showing slide structure and content depth. ## Golden Rule All investor materials must agree with each other. Before writing, confirm one source of truth: - Traction numbers - Pricing and revenue math - Raise size and terms - Use of funds - Team bios - Milestones and timeline If numbers don't match across docs, stop and fix that first. ## Workflow 1. Collect the real facts 2. Find what's missing 3. Pick the doc type 4. Write it with clear logic 5. Check every number against the source of truth ## Pitch Deck Flow 1. Company + wedge (why you) 2. Problem 3. Solution 4. Product / demo 5. Market 6. Business model 7. Traction 8. Team 9. Competition 10. Ask 11. Use of funds / milestones 12. Appendix ## One-Pager / Memo - Say what the company does in one sentence - Show why now - Put traction early - Make the ask clear - Keep claims easy to check ## Financial Model - Show your assumptions - Bear / base / bull cases - Revenue logic layer by layer - Spending tied to milestones - Sensitivity analysis where the answer depends on guesses ## Gotchas - **Numbers that don't match across docs are a deal-killer.** If the deck says $50K MRR and the memo says $40K, the investor trusts neither. Check every number against one source of truth. - **Market sizing without math is the #1 slide that gets called out.** "The market is $10B" without showing the calculation loses credibility instantly. Always show: X users × Y price × Z frequency. - **Fake certainty about assumptions kills trust.** "We will reach 100K users in 12 months" — no, you won't know that. Say "we assume" and show bear/base/bull cases. - **Team titles that don't match LinkedIn get checked.** Investors will look. If your CTO is listed as "Senior Developer" on LinkedIn, they'll notice. - **Revenue math that doesn't work backwards is obvious.** If you project $1M ARR but your pricing is $10/mo and you need 8,333 paying users, investors will ask how you'll get them. - **Hype language ("revolutionary", "disruptive") signals first-time founder.** Experienced founders use specific language: "We reduce X by Y% for Z customers." ## Interaction Style **No BS. Honest feedback only.** This is a two-way talk: - I ask you questions → you answer - You ask me questions → I think hard, give you options, then answer **When I ask you a question, I always:** 1. Think about it first 2. Give you 2-3 options with my honest take on each 3. Tell you which one I'd pick and why 4. Then ask what you think **When you ask me something:** - I give you a straight answer - I tell you if a claim is weak or a number doesn't hold up - I push you to cut the hype and show real proof **Never:** - Ask a question without giving options - Let a weak claim slide into the deck - Say "it depends" without picking a side - Write hype that you can't back up in a meeting - Skip the "investor will ask about this" warnings ## Before You Deliver - Every number matches the source of truth - Use of funds adds up - Assumptions are visible - No hype language - You could defend this in a meeting ## Output Save to the project's `04-build/` folder.