Solution Slide
Learn how to build a winning solution slide for your pitch deck with this step-by-step guide.
Learn how to build a winning solution slide for your pitch deck with this step-by-step guide.
After you have successfully explained the problem that your company is solving, it’s time to talk about the solution. Whereas the problem slide lists key pain points, the solution slide should address how your company will address these issues.
An effective product slide should answer a few important questions:
A picture is worth a thousand words and this slide is the perfect opportunity to show (rather than tell) investors your value proposition:
If you’re pitching a digital product, consider including a demo, website, mockups, illustrations, videos, or anything that will show the working of the product. The same can work with physical products, if you can’t bring a sample with you.
To attach some sentimental value, you can include some back story as to how you came up with the solution. For instance, early investors in Uber could easily relate to the struggles of hailing a taxicab. However, your product slide should be simple, short, and fun: investors won’t have time to sit through an hour-long video, and don’t need an exhaustive list of the technical feature set.
If there’s an established company or success story with a similar product / trying to solve a similar problem, drawing comparisons with charts or graphics can lend further credibility to your product. Sometimes it can be beneficial to separate the solution from the product side, in order to give more attention to the value proposition.
Follow along with this brief guide for what you should include in your pitch deck’s solution slide:
The best solution slides offer a comprehensive overview of the product: from how it looks & feels, to how it works. This slide is a great place to present your USP (Unique Selling Point) to potential investors.
Most solution slides focus around a brief one-sentence statement that describes the product or service and a few images illustrating how it works. Below are some examples of winning solution slides from pitch decks for household names like Airbnb, Uber, and Sequoia Capital:
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