Seed decks, built in code.

Nothing, if you want a deck that reads like a template. The problem is that every investor has seen the same templates hundreds of times. A deck's design is itself a signal — of judgment, of how you'll spend their capital, of whether the rest of your work is sharp. A template telegraphs an answer before you've said a word. We build from a blank canvas in code so the visual system is actually yours.

A call, a draft deck in any state — notes are fine — and the five or six data points that would convince you if you were the investor. We don't need polished copy or brand guidelines. We need signal: the number that matters most, the customer quote that hits hardest, the one thing about your team that makes this bet non-obvious. We pull the rest.

Unlimited within the project window — usually three weeks from kickoff — and capped at reasonable scope. "Change the headline" is a revision. "Pivot the business model and redo the deck" is a new project. We don't track hours, which means we also don't bill surprises. The fixed price holds.

A freelancer is cheaper and usually slower; a big agency is more expensive and almost always slower. Slatepress is neither. We're a studio sized for one project at a time, which means the person you email is the person designing the slides. The tradeoff is that we don't take every client — we pick the projects where the deck genuinely matters.

Two days to a first draft, one week to a shipped deck. Studio and Bespoke tiers move at the same pace on the core deck; extras (web version, custom illustration) add a few days each. We don't do 48-hour rushes. The corners get cut and you'll see them on slide eleven.

Both — depending on what's broken. If the narrative works and the design is holding you back, we rebuild the visual system and keep the structure. If the deck looks fine but the story has drifted, we redraft from notes and keep the visuals. If both are tired, we start clean, which is usually the fastest path. We'll tell you which after the first call.

Honest answer: only if you're going to raise. The deck is a tool, not a product. If you're a year from being investment-ready, spend the money on customer interviews instead. If you're pitching in the next sixty days, a deck that reads sharp is one of the cheapest leverage points you have — a single improved response rate on partner intros pays for the project many times over.

We'll sign an NDA on request. We don't post client decks on the site without written permission. The pieces in our portfolio are Keelhaul (fictional, built by us to demonstrate the method) and teardowns of publicly shared decks (Front, Airbnb). Nothing you share with us appears anywhere else.