Ask HN: Let's open-source our unused pitch decks

62 points

12 years ago

Lots of posts on HN about sharing ideas, sharing unused domains, etc, so why not share our unused decks as well? The idea is one thing, the approach you took is entirely different.

I'll start...

https://speakerdeck.com/chadokruse/10speak-pitch-deck-the-mobile-calendar-public-domain

Idea: The mobile calendar isn't about what's on your calendar, it's about what's NOT on your calendar.

Reason for not continuing: I woke up one day and realized the app I was creating wasn't really making the world a better place. I'm now working on something I'm truly passionate about (fixing philanthropy). Also, ran out of money before validating the right go-to-market strategy.

Background: We never got enough traction to fundraise, but the VC's I talked to really loved the notion of breaking the old Microsoft Outlook time paradigm (which we still use, even in mobile form). I also had a few celebrity-level VCs as users, so there's definitely a pain point there.

Caveat: Since we never got to fundraising, we didn't finish the deck, so prepare for some glaring holes.

NOTE: Let's all assume anything posted here is open for public domain unless otherwise stated

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