Record your pitch, or upload a recording you already have. You see how every part landed, from the hook to the ask, which ones ran thin, and what you skipped. It also catches how you deliver it: your pace, your filler words, and the jargon you slip into. Then you fix the weak parts and run it again.
Three early startup pitches, each broken down the way your own pitch would be. Watch the pitch, then see what they covered and what they left out.
Each element investors listen for, from your hook to your ask, marked Solid, Decent, Needs work, or To cover, with how much of your pitch it took up. Open one and you see what you actually said, the single change that would make it stronger, and a more confident version of the line to borrow from. The breakdown here is the real analysis of DoorDash’s 2013 YC pitch.
See DoorDash’s full breakdown9 core elements investors expect, plus 4 optional ones (How It Works, Why Now, Vision, Roadmap) that only some pitches need.
Add these only if they fit your pitch.
It goes the same way every time: put yourself on the clock, give the pitch, and find out exactly where it needs work.
Investor pitches are short, often just a few minutes for the core story. Pick a time limit that matches what you will really get, and have the pitch you plan to give ready, not a rough draft of it.
Give the whole pitch, live or from a recording you already have. It writes down every word, sorts each line into the part of the pitch it covers, and listens to how you say it, not just what you say.
You get the whole picture: what was strong, what ran thin, and what you skipped. Each part you delivered comes back with a fix and a tighter version to rehearse. The Improved Version also marks the missing sections with what to add, so you know exactly what to change before the next meeting.
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No. It works for any pitch, whether that is an investor meeting, a demo day, an accelerator, or a competition. Set the time limit to match, and you get the same breakdown either way.
Yes. Beyond solo founders, programs run a whole cohort through a coaching workspace: one dashboard for the group where you assign pitch practice, see where each founder stands, and watch their pitch tighten across takes. Everyone gets Pro while they are enrolled, and you buy seats and reassign them as batches come and go. See speaking.app/for-coaches for how programs set this up.
Yes. The breakdown on this page is the real analysis of DoorDash’s 2013 YC pitch, and the pitches above each open their own. Sign in and you get the same thing on your own pitch.
Everything an investor reacts to. Your words first, sorted into the parts they listen for, the hook, the problem, the traction, the ask, and the rest, with honest feedback on each. Then how you come across, your pace, your filler, the jargon you reach for. One pass over one recording, the substance and the delivery, not the content in one box and the delivery in another.
No. It works from the pitch you say out loud, not the deck behind you. Record the talk itself, or upload a recording of it.
Soon after you stop recording. Pitch analysis is part of Pro, and as long as you have credits left that month, you can record it again and again.
Yes, but not a blind rewrite. Every part you delivered, even the strong ones, comes back with what you said, one thing to sharpen, and a tighter, more confident version to work from. The Improved Version reworks your whole pitch into a cleaner flow, and for the parts you skipped, like your business model or team, it does not invent them; it drops in a clearly marked note on what to add. You keep your content and your voice; it sharpens the words and shows you the gaps.
Yes. You do not have to run the whole thing every time. Take one part, your hook, your ask, whatever is weakest, and practice just that in short reps, with feedback after each. Jump there straight from a breakdown, or pick an element and start.
Give your pitch once and find out where it really stands, the parts an investor would buy, the parts that need work, and what to fix before you walk in to raise.
