Agent skill · marketing growth · borghei
pitch-deck-reviewer
Score a pitch deck's structure and content against YC, Sequoia, and a16z heuristics. Use before sending a deck to investors, practicing a pitch, or reviewing a seed or Series A fundraising deck.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a scoring script for evaluating pitch deck structure against established heuristics that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires python installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-21. 462 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Pitch Deck Reviewer Score a pitch deck's structure against the YC / Sequoia / a16z heuristics. Note: This evaluates structure, not content quality. A perfectly-structured deck for a bad business is still a bad pitch. But a poorly-structured deck for a great business often gets passed. --- Keywords pitch deck, pitch, fundraise, fundraising, seed deck, Series A deck, investor deck, slide deck, YC, Y Combinator, Sequoia, a16z --- Clarify First Before scoring the deck, confirm these inputs. If any is unknown or vague, ASK — do not assume: [ ] Funding stage — seed vs Series A sets the required-slide rubric (--stage flag) and what counts as a gap [ ] Slide-by-slide summary — one bullet per slide (number + title + 1-2 sentences); vague summaries produce false gaps [ ] Round context — amount raising and traction stage, so the "ask" and "traction" slides are judged against the right bar Stop rule: ask only the 2-3 that most change the output. If the user says "just draft it," proceed and list your assumptions at the top of the artifact. --- Quick Start 1. Summarize each slide as one bullet in decksummary.md (slide number + title + 1-2 sentences of content) 2. Run: python scripts/deckstructurescorer.py decksummary.md 3. Address gaps; iterate --- Core Workflows Workflow 1: Pre-Send Deck Review 1. Summarize deck slide-by-slide in decksummary.md 2. Run scorer 3. Add missing slides (the scorer flags by category) 4. Re-order if structure flow is off 5. Pair with documents/pptx-toolkit/ for actual pptx audit Time Estimate: 1-2 hours per major deck iteration. Workflow 2: First Deck Build (No Existing Deck) 1. Read references/pitchdeckheuristics.md 2. Use the structure rubric (10-15 slides covering specific topics) 3. Draft slide-by-slide 4. Validate as Workflow 1 Time Estimate: 1-2 weeks for first complete draft. --- Tools deckstructurescorer.py Reads a markdown file describing the deck slide-by-slide and scores it against required slides per stage. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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