TAM SAM SOM Pitch Deck Audit: Eliminating Top-Down Market Fluff
Top-down claims like "We capture 1% of a $500B market" trigger immediate skepticism from VCs. This audit teaches you how to construct an airtight bottom-up market sizing slide.
Interactive Pitch Deck Micro-Auditor
Test your startup's core due diligence health against venture standards in 300ms before sending your deck to investors.
Burn Multiple
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Estimated Cash Runway
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SVI v2 Health Score
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Critical Due Diligence Checkpoints
Every slide must satisfy these institutional verification thresholds to pass Investment Committee scrutiny:
Addressable Account Grounding
Documented AccountsExact count of reachable target customers multiplied by average contract value (ACV).
Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)
Sales-Capacity BackedRealistic 3-year market capture based on actual sales capacity and go-to-market efficiency.
Frequently Asked Due Diligence Questions
Why do VCs reject top-down TAM slides?
Top-down TAM relies on generic industry reports that do not demonstrate pricing power, customer willingness to pay, or actual sales pipeline capacity.