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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲.
The first read is the one everybody designs for. A partner scrolls it in four minutes and decides whether to take the meeting.
The second read is the one that kills deals. Someone junior opens the same file a week later and checks the arithmetic. Does the TAM survive a sanity check. Does the burn rate agree with the runway slide. Does the revenue curve imply a growth rate anyone has ever hit. Founders almost never see this happen. They just stop hearing back.
A designer can build you a deck that wins the first read. They cannot build one that survives the second, because they are laying out numbers they are not trained to question.
I hold a Master's in Finance and I have designed over 150 decks. I build the model, the projections and the valuation alongside the slides, which means I read your numbers as numbers before I make them look good. When something does not hold, you hear it from me instead of from silence.
There is a second reason decks stall now. Investors see dozens of generated decks a week and they have learned to recognise the templates. A deck that looks like it came out of a generator signals the tool, not the idea. Everything I build is custom, so your deck reads as yours rather than as something assembled in four minutes.
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡
- Investor pitch decks for pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B fundraising
- Pitchbooks and investment decks for funds, real estate and private placements
- Sales presentations and B2B sales decks built to move a buyer to a decision
- Business presentations for board meetings, strategy sessions and stakeholder updates
- Consulting decks in McKinsey, BCG and Bain structure: scorecards, waterfalls, market entry cases
- Financial presentations: models, projections, valuations and the slides that explain them
- Marketing presentations, webinar decks and training presentations
- PowerPoint and Google Slides template systems your team can reuse without me
- Presentation redesign, existing decks rebuilt with proper hierarchy and pacing
- Data visualization: charts, infographics and diagrams built from raw numbers
𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗦
Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, Figma. Delivered as native editable files, PPTX or GSLIDES or Keynote, never flattened images. Your team updates it without coming back to me.
𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
1. Send your raw material. Outline, old deck, notes, financials, whatever exists.
2. I read it and tell you where the argument breaks before designing anything. A weak slide order does not get fixed by better graphics.
3. You approve a visual direction on three key slides.
4. Full deck delivered, editable file plus PDF export.
5. One revision round on your feedback or your investors'.
A 15 slide deck typically takes 5 days. Rush timelines available. NDA signed before you send anything confidential.
𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥
Founders preparing a raise. Funds and advisors producing pitchbooks. Sales teams tired of inconsistent decks going out under the company name. Anyone with strong content and a deck that is not doing it justice.
I work only on presentations and the financial material inside them. That is the whole practice.
Send me your existing deck or your outline and I will tell you what it needs before you commit to anything.
Rajan S.
Strategy & Investment Advisory | KPMG & Morgan Stanley | MBA
Toronto, Canada
$50/hr$50 per hour4.8 (85) 131 jobs $80K+ total earnings
I help founders, investors and leadership teams make better decisions around growth, investments, markets, technology and strategic priorities.
My experience includes working with firms such as KPMG and Morgan Stanley, with a background spanning strategy consulting, financial analysis, business cases, technology, commercial assessment and executive decision support. I also hold an MBA from IIM Lucknow and NEOMA Business School and have passed CFA Level I.
I am typically brought in when the question is not simply “Can you research this?” but:
• Is this company, market or investment opportunity attractive?
• Should we launch, invest, acquire, expand or enter?
• What is this business actually worth commercially?
• How large is the opportunity and what assumptions drive it?
• Who are the important competitors and where is the whitespace?
• Does the financial case support the strategy?
• Which technology investment or transformation path makes the most business sense?
• Should we build, buy, partner, migrate or consolidate?
• What should we tell investors, management or the board?
• How do we turn fragmented information into a defensible recommendation?
WHO I WORK WITH
• Founders and startup leadership teams
• VCs, investors, search funds and acquirers
• Corporate strategy, finance and technology teams
• SaaS, FinTech and technology businesses
• Financial-services organizations
• Consulting firms requiring senior analytical support
HOW I CAN HELP
Strategy & Growth
• Corporate and business strategy
• Growth and expansion strategy
• Market entry and go-to-market
• New business and product opportunities
• Strategic planning
• Business model assessment
• Technology-enabled growth strategy
Technology & Transformation Advisory
• Technology strategy
• Digital transformation strategy
• Enterprise technology investment cases
• SaaS and technology market assessment
• Build vs. buy vs. partner analysis
• Cloud, infrastructure and platform strategy
• Technology cost and value analysis
• Vendor and platform assessment
• Transformation roadmaps
• Operating model and capability assessment
• Technology portfolio prioritization
• Technology-enabled process improvement
Investment & Commercial Analysis
• Commercial due diligence
• Investment research
• Company and industry analysis
• Opportunity assessment
• Competitor and market intelligence
• Acquisition screening and strategic assessment
• Investment memos and executive recommendations
• Technology and SaaS diligence
Financial Analysis & Business Cases
• Financial modeling
• Forecasting and projections
• Scenario and sensitivity analysis
• ROI and investment cases
• Feasibility analysis
• Business cases
• Valuation support
• Revenue and cost analysis
• Technology investment economics
• CAPEX / OPEX assessment
• Cost-benefit analysis
Founder & Investor Support
• Business plans
• Investor-ready analysis
• Fundraising materials
• Pitch-deck content and supporting analysis
• TAM / SAM / SOM
• Market and competitive narratives
• Financial projections
• SaaS and technology market analysis
• Strategic stories backed by evidence
Executive Decision Support
• Board and management presentations
• Executive reports
• Strategic recommendations
• Excel analysis and models
• PowerPoint presentations
• Benchmarking
• Transformation decision support
• Complex research translated into clear decisions
My experience spans technology, SaaS, financial services, industrials, healthcare, energy, real estate, consumer and other sectors. I am particularly comfortable with assignments at the intersection of strategy, finance and technology, where the decision requires both commercial judgment and financial discipline.
Depending on the assignment, I work with company filings, investor materials, financial information, industry databases, competitor intelligence, primary research and specialist sources including Gartner, Statista, Euromonitor, EMIS, MarketLine and IBISWorld.
My approach is simple: understand the decision, identify what actually matters, test the assumptions, build the analysis and give you a clear recommendation.
AI has made information easier to find. The value I bring is knowing what to investigate, which assumptions to challenge, how to connect the strategic, technological and financial implications, and what the findings mean for the decision.
If you are evaluating a business, investment, technology initiative, market, growth opportunity or strategic decision, send me the situation you are working through.
Kim W.
Startup, VC, and Investor Materials Expert
Calgary, Canada
$145/hr$145 per hour4.9 (150) 261 jobs $500K+ total earnings
Need help expressing your startup’s potential? Are you tired of pitches falling flat? You need a strategic advantage.
With 25+ years as a former VC, investment banker, consultant, and author of the soon to be published, The Founder's Gauntlet - The Complete Fundraising and Startup Companion from Ideation to Exit, I don't just build investor materials; I engineer investor conviction. I've seen hundreds of startups stumble, not from bad ideas, but from failing to speak the investor language.
Here's the harsh truth: Investors see hundreds of pitches. They're looking for the 'why' behind the numbers and the story, the strategic edge that sets you apart. If your pitch doesn't ignite their interest in seconds, you've lost.
Here's how I change that:
- Investor-Grade Financial Models: Not just projections, but a roadmap investors trust.
- Killer Business Plans and Investor Pitch Decks: Narratives that resonate, not just word and number dumps.
- Insider Insight: I know what investors want before they ask.
- Strategic Fundraising Coaching: Turn your pitch into a funding magnet.
- My track record: I've co-founded a VC firm and an investment bank. I've been in your shoes, and I know what it takes to break through.
The difference? I don't just prepare you; I equip you to dominate. I'll help you anticipate investor questions, dismantle objections, and showcase your vision with unwavering confidence.
Ready to stop pitching and start growing? Don't let another opportunity slip away. Message me now, and let's turn your startup's potential into reality.
Most founders raising $1M–$10M make the same mistake: they build materials that answer their own questions instead of the investor's.
After 6 years at PwC in M&A and Business Advisory and then $400M+ raised across 200+ founders in the last 7 years - I've seen exactly where rounds die.
It's rarely the business.
It's almost always the story, the model, or the way the materials are structured for the wrong audience.
I work as your Fractional Chief Fundraising Officer.
That means I own the entire capital process - from the first narrative session to the signed term sheet - so you can stay focused on building.
Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Investor Sentiment Analysis: Before touching a single slide, I identify what your target investors are actively deploying into right now, and what questions their investment committees are asking. Your materials are built around those answers.
- Institutional-Grade Financial Modeling: PwC-trained, stress-tested, valuation-defended. Not a template. A model that holds up under the toughest diligence.
- MENA & GCC Specialist : Deep relationships and insider knowledge of the Gulf capital ecosystem. If you're raising from family offices, sovereign wealth funds, or institutional investors in the region, this is a specific edge most advisors don't have.
- End-to-End Deal Management: Pitch deck, data room, investor outreach, pipeline management, and closing mechanics. I don't hand you a deck and disappear.
Recent results: $35M raised for Zenith Chain (blockchain infrastructure), $48M for Horizon at Nomi (real estate fund), $1.5M closed in 60 days for Vinesia (Web3 alt-assets).
I only take 2 new clients a month. If you're raising $1M+ in the next 6 months and want to close faster with better terms, message me.
We'll know in 20 minutes if it makes sense.
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