Keep Your Pitch Deck Updated All the Time

5 reasons why you should not discard your deck after a round and keep maintaining it at all times

You just closed your round of financing, money is in the bank, it’s time to celebrate and party! 🔥🎉

It’s also time to dump your entire financial documentation in the trash where it belongs. Who needs a deck outside of a round anyways‽

Not so fast!

It is a mistake to think of your deck as a one-off document that you write for the purpose of a fundraise and discard afterwards.

First, because you have invested a lot of time building it and such an investment must pay off over multiple years, not just a few months of fundraising.

Second, because you have distilled your knowledge and simplified your business into a condensed presentation that has value internally (for new recruiting, for quarterly meetings,…) and, when edited a bit, that can be used to communicate with other stakeholders (banks, clients,…).

Third, because once you set the foundation, it’s easier to build on top of it. You already have the groundwork done, don’t throw it away.

Because of these reasons, you should treat your deck as a fundamental corporate document that you must maintain at all times, much like your financials.

Your deck is the summary of your past achievements, the best representation of your current situation, and the most efficient way to communicate your future targets. At the core, your deck tells your corporate story.

As your company matures and grows, so will your story, as I’ve described in this article:

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