Summary of Garry Tan and Justin Kan (Twitch Co-Founder) Roast Startup Pitch Decks

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In the YouTube video "Garry Tan and Justin Kan (Twitch Co-Founder) Roast Startup Pitch Decks", the two co-founders of Twitch discuss their criticisms of many startup pitch decks. They say that the decks are often too general and don't provide enough detail. Tan adds that it can be difficult to tell what an investor is thinking when they're looking at a pitch.

• 00:00:00 Slingshot is a startup that connects budding high school talent with top startups. The company charges a placement fee and has a 70% cut of the wages paid to the interns.
• 00:05:00 In this YouTube video, Garry Tan and Justin Kan roast startup pitch decks. Tan states that the 40 dollar figure for the internship was only because they were hedging their bets and that the app could work for more than that. They also discuss the importance of positive retention rates for consumer apps.
• 00:10:00 The video introduces Garry Tan and Justin Kan, the co-founders of Twitch, and roast startup pitch decks. Tan and Kan note that, while many apps fail due to a lack of retention, a few succeed due to a strong focus on growth hacking. They discuss a company Tan and Kan funded, PlateIQ, which provides a pharmacy supplier marketplace to restaurants in the U.S.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses Garry Tan and Justin Kan's critique of startup pitch decks. They say that most industries don't actually care about startup traction, branding, or scaling, and that the business is really about monetizing data. They give some advice on how to improve a pitch deck.
• 00:20:00 The video provides a look at how Twitch co-founder Justin Kan and Garry Tan critique startup pitch decks. Kan points out that the decks are often too general and don't provide enough detail. Tan adds that it can be difficult to tell what an investor is thinking when they're looking at a pitch.