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Accelerator Application Deck

Accelerator applications reward clarity and momentum over polish, and reviewers spend seconds per slide. Use this to make progress and founder-market fit obvious fast.

The slide-by-slide outline

Best used when: Applying to YC, Techstars, or similar.

1. 1 Company name and one sentence on what you do
2. 2 The problem and who has it
3. 3 Your solution and current progress
4. 4 Founder-market fit (why this team)
5. 5 Traction or signal so far, however small
6. 6 Market and why it can be big
7. 7 What you will do with the next three months
8. 8 The team and how you know each other
9. 9 Why this accelerator and what you want from it

Accelerator Application Deck (Pre-seed deck)
Best for: Early founders applying to a startup accelerator or cohort program.

Slides:
1. Company name and one sentence on what you do
2. The problem and who has it
3. Your solution and current progress
4. Founder-market fit (why this team)
5. Traction or signal so far, however small
6. Market and why it can be big
7. What you will do with the next three months
8. The team and how you know each other
9. Why this accelerator and what you want from it

Source: Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/library)
Via Hold Tight, holdtightpodcast.com/pitch-deck-templates

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