Agree with Tim Berry - ‘a deck’ is a term (with perhaps origins in Silicon Valley) which refers to the presentation slides (i.e. PowerPoint or Keynote). It is also known as "slide deck".
If this term was used in context of startups / funding / VC’s it probably meant ‘Pitch Deck’. Below you'll find the main elements of the classic Pitch Deck.
- Introduction - Who are you and why you're here? Keep it short and sweet.
- Team - Show the people behind the idea and briefly describe their role.
- Problem - What problem are you trying to solve? Is it really a problem?
- Advantages - What makes your solution special? How are you different from others?
- Solution - Describe how are you planning to solve the problem.
- Product - How does your product or service actually work? Show some examples.
- Traction - Traction means having a measurable set of customers that serves to prove a potential.
- Market - Know, or at least attempt to predict, the size of your target market.
- Competition - What are the alternative solutions to the problem you are trying to solve?
- Business model - How are you planning to make money? Show a schedule when you expect revenues to pour in.
- Investing - What is your planned budget? What kind of money are you looking for?
- Contact - Leave your contact details and let people know how to reach you quickly.