The Pitch Deck Audit

Your deck has one job.
Does it land?

Before you pitch, make every slide earn its place.

Most founders never learn why a deck lost the room. The slides felt fine, the meeting went quiet, and no investor tells you what went wrong. The Pitch Deck Audit is an expert, slide-by-slide review of how clearly your deck communicates, scored across 33 points of story, structure, clarity, and design.

Send your deck. Get clarity in days, not weeks.
Audit My Deck
$920M+ Capital Raised
275+ Companies Guided
36 Years Experience
Story & Flow
Design
Slide Clarity
Structure

The fastest way to a clear, compelling deck. When you are ready for a full, scored evaluation of your business case, model, and investor readiness, step up to the Investor Readiness Audit™.

The Problem

Most Decks Lose the Room
in the First Eight Seconds

You get one pass with an investor. If the deck does not communicate fast and cleanly, they form a verdict before you reach the good part — and they rarely tell you why.

The Story Doesn't Land

The slides are there, but the argument is buried. An investor cannot say what you do or why it matters in one sentence, so the pitch never builds conviction.

Too Many Words, Too Many Slides

Dense slides make the investor read instead of listen. Extraneous slides dilute focus. The signal gets lost in the noise, and your delivery competes with your own deck.

The Design Undercuts Your Credibility

Inconsistent layouts, unreadable charts, and off headlines signal a team that is not ready. Investors read polish as a proxy for judgment.

How It Works

Send Your Deck.
Get Total Clarity.

A simple path from your current deck to a sharper one, without a long engagement.

1
Before the Call

Send Your Deck

You send your current pitch deck in advance. Nothing to prepare and no forms to fill out. Your materials stay confidential.

2
Off-Line Review

Expert Evaluation

Brett reviews the deck slide by slide against a 33-point clarity scorecard: structure, narrative, slide-level messaging, design, and how clearly your key elements are presented.

3
Detailed Report

Findings Review

Each of the 33 points is scored 1 to 5 with a color-coded grade, a written finding, and a specific repair direction. Nothing is vague. Nothing is left to interpretation.

Every Slide,
Scored and Explained

Each of the 33 points is scored 1 to 5 with a color-coded grade, a written finding, and a specific direction to fix it. The audit evaluates how clearly your deck communicates — not whether your numbers, model, or cap table hold up. That is the job of the Investor Readiness Audit™.

Score Key:
1 — Critical Gap
2 — Significant Gap
3 — Needs Work
4 — Strong
5 — Investor Ready
Structure & Completeness
Does the deck contain the right slides, in the right order, and nothing extra?
01
Slide count fits the stage and audience
3/5Needs Work
02
All required slides are present
4/5Strong
03
Missing slides identified
2/5Significant Gap
04
No extraneous slides
3/5Needs Work
05
Slide order sequences the story
4/5Strong
06
Main deck separated from appendix
5/5Investor Ready
Narrative & Story Flow
Does the deck tell one clear story that builds conviction?
01
One story, not ten (the one-sentence test)
2/5Significant Gap
02
Arc builds from skeptic to interested
3/5Needs Work
03
The problem is framed clearly
4/5Strong
04
The solution is positioned clearly
1/5Critical Gap
05
Customer demand (3Cs™) reads as a clear thread
3/5Needs Work
06
Why customers must buy comes through
2/5Significant Gap
07
The ask is stated clearly
4/5Strong
08
A clear, confident close
5/5Investor Ready
Slide-Level Clarity & Messaging
Does each slide land its point in seconds?
01
Headline states the takeaway and matches the slide
3/5Needs Work
02
One point per slide
2/5Significant Gap
03
Optimum level of detail
4/5Strong
04
Fast capture: readable in under eight seconds
1/5Critical Gap
05
Plain language, minimal jargon
5/5Investor Ready
06
No boilerplate or generic filler
2/5Significant Gap
07
Claims stated concretely
3/5Needs Work
08
Terms and numbers consistent across slides
4/5Strong
Visual & Design Quality
Does the deck look like it belongs in front of an institutional investor?
01
Professional, polished overall design
4/5Strong
02
Text versus graphics balance favors visuals
3/5Needs Work
03
Visual hierarchy directs the eye
2/5Significant Gap
04
Charts are legible and labeled
4/5Strong
05
Consistent design system
3/5Needs Work
06
Readable font size, contrast, and density
5/5Investor Ready
07
Fit for purpose: presentation versus leave-behind
4/5Strong
Investor-Facing Elements Are Clearly Presented
Are your key elements easy to find and understand? This checks presentation only, never whether the figures are correct.
01
Traction is displayed clearly and prominently
2/5Significant Gap
02
The team slide is clear and well placed
4/5Strong
03
Market sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM) is shown clearly
3/5Needs Work
04
The ask, milestones, and runway are easy to find
5/5Investor Ready

* Scores above are illustrative samples. Your actual report will reflect findings specific to your deck.

Go Further

Your Deck Is Only
Half the Pitch

The best deck in the world still loses the room if the delivery falls flat. Add the Live Presentation Audit and you pitch the deck to Brett live before he evaluates it — so you sharpen both the deck and the way you deliver it, the two things every investor experiences at once.

Pitch Deck + Presentation Audit  ·  $2,997  ·  two Zoom sessions
  • Your spoken pitch reinforces the deck instead of reading it aloud
  • A hook that grabs the room in the first sixty seconds
  • Pacing and time control across the full pitch
  • Presence, energy, and command on camera
  • Composed, credible handling of hard questions
  • A close that delivers the ask with conviction

Everything You Need
to Sharpen the Deck

A focused, practical deliverable you can act on the same week.

01

The Deck Clarity Scorecard

A written scorecard rating your deck across all 33 points, with a plain finding on each and a specific direction to fix what is not landing.

02

60-Minute Findings Session

A working Zoom session where Brett walks through the scorecard, shows what is working, and prioritizes the changes with the most impact.

03

Full Session Recording

The complete session recorded and delivered, so you and your team can revisit every point as you revise the deck.

Pitch Deck Audit vs.
Investor Readiness Audit™

Start with the deck. Step up to the full audit when you are ready for a scored evaluation of the whole raise.

 Pitch Deck AuditInvestor Readiness Audit™
Core questionIs my deck clear, well structured, and well designed?Is my whole raise investor ready?
What is evaluatedThe pitch deck as a communication tool (and delivery, in the combined tier)Business and capital strategy, the financial model, and the pitch deck: 36 points across three pillars
Validates your numbersNo — presentation clarity onlyYes — model, market, valuation, and readiness are stress-tested
Time to resultsDaysAbout two weeks
Investment$997 · $2,997 combined$9,997

Trusted by Founders,
Validated by Investors

One of the best presentations I have seen — and I have seen thousands.

Brian Flucht
Brian Flucht Partner & US Investment Head, Global Brain VC

Brett's coaching reshaped how we told our story. We walked into the raise with a deck and a pitch that finally matched the business.

Riley Goodman
Riley Goodman Co-Founder, Strideline Socks

He helped us craft the right message for investors and present it in a way that raised our valuation.

Glenn Gow
Glenn Gow The Scaling CEO Coach

Clear Pricing.
Immediate Clarity.

A fraction of the cost of one raise that stalls because the deck did not land.

Pitch Deck Audit
Your deck, reviewed and scored
$997
33-point Deck Clarity Scorecard
Written finding and fix on every point
60-minute findings session on Zoom
Full session recording delivered
Results in days, not weeks
Most Complete
Pitch Deck + Presentation Audit
Your deck and your live delivery
$2,997
Everything in the Pitch Deck Audit
Live presentation session: you pitch the deck to Brett
Evaluation of delivery, presence, and pacing
Two Zoom sessions instead of one
Recording of both sessions delivered

Introductory pricing available for a limited time as Brett builds the advisory practice. These rates will increase.

Ready to Make Every Slide Count?

Stop Guessing Why the Room Went Quiet

Send your deck and get an expert, honest read on exactly what is landing and what is not — with a clear path to a deck that builds conviction.

Audit My Deck

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