This is Second Opinion, a newsletter created by your friends Deck Doctors and Hustle Fund VC, where we give honest, tactical feedback to founders about their pitch decks.

Talking about competitors can be scary and confusing. But it's important to clearly position your company against the other players in the space.

In this episode, the Deck Doctors dive deep into the world of presentation design with a live demo of creating a pitch deck slide for Senpai, an innovative dating app for anime enthusiasts.

Join them as they peel back the curtain on the design process, from selecting colors to structuring content, and witness the transformation of a simple idea into a compelling visual story.

The patient

Senpai (website)

What they do

Senpai is a new dating app created by Makeshift Software that caters to the unique needs of anime fans. Using their shared passion for anime, it allows users to break the ice and make connections more easily.

Show Notes

• The Docs discuss the importance of presentation design when conveying your startup's message while providing a walkthrough of designing a pitch deck slide for Senpai
• Gain an inside look at creating a pitch deck from the ground up, starting with selecting the perfect color scheme to match the brand's identity and crafting a concise headline to utilizing gradient boxes to create a modern, app-like effect  and reframing key concepts to highlight the growing community of anime super fans.
• The Docs dive in further to explain the rationale behind a niche dating app for anime enthusiasts (does it get more niche than this?)
• The benefits of organizing your deck with footers is emphasized, as it cleans things up without distracting from the main content.
• Plus, the Docs offer insight into the importance of consistency across the deck.

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The Deck Doctors review the deck, then record a video with tactical suggestions on how to improve it. Our aim: to help founders land more meetings with investors.

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