A pitch deck’s job is to earn the next meeting. Here are the 12 slides to build, how to size your market honestly, and the details Indian investors check first.
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BadreAalam Rohile is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of StartupIndiaX. A growth marketer with 10+ years scaling B2C and B2B brands through SEO, performance marketing, and content strategy, he now brings that same lens to India's startup ecosystem, curating the stories, funding moves, and founder journeys that matter.
A pitch deck’s job is to earn the next meeting. Here are the 12 slides to build, how to size your market honestly, and the details Indian investors check first.
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