We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that convinced Google to back analytics startup Posthog in a $15 million funding round

PostHog
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SETUP TENSION ANALYSIS EVIDENCE RESOLUTION APPENDIX
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Slide inventory

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every slide · same image gating as the playbook
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Slide 1
This appears to be a transition or filler slide featuring the PostHog brand aesthetic.filler
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The pixel-art globe suggests a global or universal scope for the problem.frame_problem
Open slide detailBeat · ProblemLoop · Cost Of Inaction
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Includes a Technology Adoption Lifecycle curve (Moore's Crossing the Chasm model) as context for the persona.audience-segmentation
Open slide detailBeat · ProblemLoop · Cost Of Inaction
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The slide uses a simple circle diagram to represent the market focus of startups.frame_problem
Open slide detailBeat · ProblemLoop · Cost Of Inaction
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Uses a Venn diagram to define the 'focus' area (green) as the intersection of startup needs and enterprise requirements.frame_problem
Open slide detailBeat · ProblemLoop · Cost Of Inaction
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The slide uses a Venn diagram to show the overlap between Startups and Enterprise, with arrows pointing from product screenshots to the intersection.present_solution
Open slide detailBeat · Solution
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The slide uses a custom matrix structure to organize product development priorities.plan_implementation
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The chart lacks axis labels and specific values, but clearly illustrates a positive growth trend.show_traction
Open slide detailBeat · TractionLoop · Quick Win Big Bet
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The chart uses a dashed line to indicate an incomplete month and a solid blue line for the projection.show_traction
Open slide detailBeat · TractionLoop · Quick Win Big Bet
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The chart highlights that the growth is specifically driven by cloud usage.show_traction
Open slide detailBeat · TractionLoop · Quick Win Big Bet
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Open slide detailBeat · TractionLoop · Quick Win Big Bet
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The chart shows a hockey-stick growth curve starting around Oct 2020.show_traction
Open slide detailBeat · TractionLoop · Quick Win Big Bet
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The slide is a collection of social proof elements including tweets, Slack messages, and email snippets.show_traction
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Includes images of branded merchandise (phone case, t-shirt, sweatshirt) as part of the developer evangelism/community strategy.plan_implementation
Open slide detailBeat · Go-to-market
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Open slide detailBeat · Vision
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Open slide detailBeat · Vision