4 resources from Sequoia Capital we point founders to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
The de facto global standard for pitch deck structure, straight from Sequoia. The same outline Airbnb's founders used; if you follow one template, follow this one.
Why we picked it
This is the source of the rule your answer is built on: build the deck from the reports you already run the company with, send it one to two days ahead, and the meeting becomes discussion instead of presentation. It hands you the exact time split (15 min big picture, 45 to 60 min metrics calibration, 30 min company building, 60 min working sessions on your hardest problems, 15 min closed session) so you can drop it onto a calendar invite tomorrow.
Why we picked it
To spot what is newly possible you need to know what the models can suddenly do that they could not before, and this essay maps the jump to reasoning and agentic capability. It points at the killer apps and new interfaces that jump unlocks. Read it to update your sense of the frontier so you are hunting for ideas that need the latest capability, not last year's.
Why we picked it
This is the original Sequoia template that put "Why now" on the map as a named slide investors expect. It states the test plainly: nature hates a vacuum, so why has your solution not been built and won already. Use it as a checklist to pressure test your own timing story before anyone else does.
