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How to write an elevator pitch, with a template.
An elevator pitch is what you say when someone asks what you do and you have under a minute. Written well, it also becomes the first slide of your deck.
Fixed prices from $1,500 to $10,000. No calls: everything in writing.
Template
Who, problem, what you do, proof
Illustration only. Any figures are invented for this sample slide.
The four-part template
- Who it is for: "For clinics with fewer than ten staff..."
- The problem: "...who lose hours to insurance paperwork..."
- What you do: "...we file claims automatically from the appointment record."
- Proof or ask: "Forty clinics use it today, and we are raising to reach four hundred."
How long it should be
About thirty to sixty seconds spoken, which is roughly seventy-five to a hundred and fifty words. If you need longer, it is not yet clear enough.
How to start
With the listener's world, not your product. A problem they recognize earns the next sentence.
How to close
With one thing you want: a meeting, an introduction, a trial. Not a list.
Adapting it
Keep the structure and change the proof and the ask for each audience: an investor hears traction and the raise; a customer hears a result and a trial offer; an employer hears your record and the role you want.
Packages
When you want it finished for you.
Each package states what you get, how long it takes and where it stops. None includes a call.
Deck Audit
$1,500
3 business days
A written verdict on the deck you have, before you send it to anyone.
- Slide-by-slide notes inside your file
- The fixes that matter most, in order
- Story, numbers and design, each assessed
- The investor questions your deck leaves open
One deck, up to 20 slides. No redesign included.
Choose Deck AuditInvestor Finish
$3,500
5 business days
Your draft, rebuilt to investor standard. Design only.
- Up to 15 slides rebuilt
- Charts redrawn from your data
- Your brand applied throughout
- One written revision round
- Editable PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote
Design only: your wording and slide order stay as they are.
Choose Investor FinishFinish + Story
$6,500
8 business days
We restructure the argument, rewrite the headlines, then rebuild the deck.
- Up to 20 slides
- Narrative restructured from your draft and notes
- Headlines rewritten as full-sentence points
- Send-ahead PDF version
- Two written revision rounds
We work from your facts. No market research or financial modeling.
Choose Finish + StoryRaise Set
$10,000
12 business days
Everything a raise needs, in one matching set.
- Up to 30 slides plus appendix
- Investor one-pager
- Short teaser version for cold outreach
- Three written revision rounds
- All source files
No investor introductions, fundraising or legal advice.
Choose Raise SetNot included in any package: Calls or meetings · Market research · Financial modeling or valuation · Investor introductions · Fundraising, legal or securities advice. Extra slides and extra revision rounds are quoted in writing before we start them.
Questions, answered.
How long is an elevator pitch?+
Thirty to sixty seconds.
What to include in an elevator pitch?+
Who you help, the problem, what you do and one piece of proof, followed by a single ask.
How to start an elevator pitch?+
With the audience or the problem, in one sentence.
How to close an elevator pitch?+
With one clear request.
How to create an elevator pitch for a job?+
Use the same four parts: the role you do, the problem you solve for employers, how you do it, and one result.
How to develop an elevator pitch for a startup?+
Write it, say it aloud to five people outside the company, and rewrite the part they ask you to repeat.
How much does a pitch deck cost here?+
A written Deck Audit is $1,500. Investor Finish, a design rebuild of up to 15 slides, is $3,500. Finish + Story, with the argument restructured, is $6,500. Raise Set, up to 30 slides with a one-pager and teaser, is $10,000.
How long does it take?+
Three business days for an audit, five for Investor Finish, eight for Finish + Story and twelve for Raise Set, counted from payment and a complete brief.
Is there a call?+
No. No package includes a call or meeting. You brief us in writing and comment in writing.
What do I need to send?+
Your draft deck in any editable format, or notes if you chose a package with writing, plus a few lines on who will read it and what you are asking for.
How do I pay?+
By card, through a secure payment link we send once scope and delivery date are confirmed in writing.
Keep exploring
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- How to Make a Pitch Deck, Step by Step
- What to Include in a Pitch Deck, and What Not To
- Competitor Analysis in a Pitch Deck
- The Why Now Slide in a Pitch Deck
- How to Pitch to Investors
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