Question
I've seen some light hearted pitch decks before, and as someone who appreciates comedy, I enjoy that... but I often wonder what an analytical minded or more money motivated VC/investor thinks when they see rap lyrics or cheeky humor in pitch decks.
I know this is an extremely subjective question, so I'm hoping to get some input from some investors/vcs/angels rather than entrepreneurs.
Answer
I recommend humour in pitches, but never in the deck. Great comedians feel the room and time their delivery. This is impossible in a deck. I am always reminded of my profs explaining the joke in the first slide of the first lecture..." you see it is funny because the student is saying..." That is a bad place to be in your pitch.
Of course, if you are pitching a comedy business, then comedy in the deck might be called for.
