# Startups — Pitch Deck

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Category: Business
Slides: 20
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:17:41.975Z
Tags: business, startups

## Summary

From Paul Graham's garage to the unicorn parade — what venture capital actually looks for, why most fail, and the few patterns that recur. Key sections include: Startups.; What is a startup?; The accelerator model; Lean Startup; Product–Market Fit; The funding ladder; The unit economics that matter; The founding team; Airbnb · 2007–2011; Stripe · 2010–today.

## Slide Outline

1. Startups.
2. What is a startup?
3. The accelerator model
4. Lean Startup
5. Product–Market Fit
6. The funding ladder
7. The unit economics that matter
8. The founding team
9. Airbnb · 2007–2011
10. Stripe · 2010–today
11. Quibi · 2018–2020
12. The pitch deck
13. Why startups die
14. Term sheet, demystified
15. How startups end
16. The startup funnel
17. The seven sins of seed-stage founders
18. Where to learn more
19. The only thing that matters.
20. Thank you.

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