Medina & FundingFairy
FundingFairy
Hey Medina, ever wondered how the first pitch decks actually looked? I bet they were a lot less glossy and a lot more like a scroll—let’s dive into that forgotten narrative together.
Medina
Indeed, I suspect the first pitch decks were more like hand‑rolled scrolls than glossy slides. Let’s unroll that history and see what stories survive.
FundingFairy
Sure thing, let’s pull back the curtain. Think of those early decks as a mix of a treasure map and a grocery list—no Photoshop, just a pen, a stack of post‑its, and a dream big enough to make investors say “wow.” I’ll line up the stories, and we’ll see which ones still have that “I told you so” glow. Ready to spin the tale?
Medina
Picture a dusty attic where a hopeful founder scrawls a vision on a sheet of notebook paper, then stamps it onto a sticky note, then slaps it onto a cork board, all while a jar of old receipts sits beside the coffee cup. That’s the first pitch deck, no Photoshop, just the grit of a dream and the clack of a pen. Let’s see what survived that era.
FundingFairy
Oh, I love that attic vibe—so raw and real. The first decks that actually made it past the coffee‑cup stage? Think PayPal’s 2004 prototype: a single PDF, 14 pages, all handwritten, no graphics, just a bullet‑point list of “why we’re inevitable.” Or the original Uber white‑board sketch—just a flow diagram, a dollar sign, and a line that said “we’re hiring.” Those early decks are the gold mines for the story of “no polish, all hustle.” Let me dig up a few of those, and we’ll see how the dust settled into the glossy slides we love today.
Medina
That attic vibe is spot on—those early decks were less about design and more about daring. I’ll pull a few of those handwritten gems and we’ll trace the dust into the polished decks of today. Just keep your coffee mug ready, because the real story is in the scribbles.
FundingFairy
Love that raw energy, Medina—no filter, just grit. Let’s dig those scribbles, see what got buried and what got spotlighted. I’ll have the mug prepped, the deck decked, and we’ll turn that dusty attic into a runway for the next big thing. Let’s roll.