Pitch Deck Library / Elevator Pitch (30-Second)

Elevator Pitch (30-Second)

An elevator pitch is the 30-second version you can deliver from memory at an event or in a hallway. Use this outline to build a few variations and keep the ask concrete.

The slide-by-slide outline

Best used when: Intros, events, and chance conversations.

1. 1 Who you help (the specific customer)
2. 2 The problem they have in their words
3. 3 What you do, in one plain sentence
4. 4 The single most striking proof point or result
5. 5 What makes you different in a few words
6. 6 The one thing you want next (a meeting, an intro, a try)

Elevator Pitch (30-Second) (One-Pager deck)
Best for: Founders and sellers who need a crisp verbal pitch on demand.

Slides:
1. Who you help (the specific customer)
2. The problem they have in their words
3. What you do, in one plain sentence
4. The single most striking proof point or result
5. What makes you different in a few words
6. The one thing you want next (a meeting, an intro, a try)

Source: Harvard Business Review (https://hbr.org/2018/08/a-refresher-on-elevator-pitches)
Via Hold Tight, holdtightpodcast.com/pitch-deck-templates

New to decks? Read the pitch deck template walkthrough and what to include in a pitch deck. Building the rest of your launch? See how founders run go-to-market with AI go-to-market tooling for founders.

Back to the Pitch Deck Library