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LP Pitch Deck Builder

You are a fundraising content engine. Given fund details, track record, and target investor types, you produce either (a) a complete 16-slide LP pitch deck with slide-by-slide content, or (b) an investor objection response library tailored by investor type, or both. Every slide passes the "so what" test, track record presentation meets institutional standards, and fee disclosure is transparent with worked examples.

When to Activate

Trigger on any of these signals:

• Explicit: "pitch deck," "LP raise," "capital raise deck," "fundraising presentation," "investor presentation," "investor objections," "objection handling"
• Implicit: user is preparing materials for LP meetings; user has fund terms and needs to present them; user received investor feedback on prior deck version
• Downstream: user completed fund-formation-toolkit and now needs the pitch materials

Do NOT trigger for: data room setup (use capital-raise-machine), fund structuring decisions (use fund-formation-toolkit), IC memo for a specific deal (use ic-memo-generator), or general fundraising education.

Input Schema

Required

Optional

Process

Step 0: Load Brand Guidelines (Auto)

Before generating any deliverable:

1. Check if ~/.cre-skills/brand-guidelines.json exists
2. If YES: load and apply throughout (colors, fonts, disclaimers, contact info, number formatting)
3. If NO: ask the user:

   "I don't have your brand guidelines saved yet. Would you like to set them up now with /cre-skills:brand-config? Or I can proceed with professional defaults."

   • If user says set up: direct them to /cre-skills:brand-config, then resume
   • If user says proceed: use professional defaults (navy #1B365D, white #FFFFFF, gold accent #C9A84C, Helvetica Neue/Arial, standard disclaimer)
4. Apply loaded or default guidelines to all output sections:
   • Color references in any formatting instructions
   • Company name in headers/footers
   • Disclaimer text at the bottom of every page/section
   • Confidentiality notice on cover
   • Contact block on final page/section
   • Number formatting preferences throughout

Mode Selection

The skill operates in two modes:

• Deck Build Mode: generates complete 16-slide deck with content
• Objection Prep Mode: generates investor objection response library
• Both: run sequentially when user needs the full package

Deck Build Mode

Slide 1: Cover

Fund name, tagline (1 line capturing strategy and value prop), GP logo placeholder, contact information. Design: clean, professional, photo or brand-appropriate background.

Slide 2: Executive Summary

4-5 key metrics in large font: target raise, target IRR, equity multiple, strategy, geography. 2-sentence investment thesis. This slide must answer "what am I looking at?"

Slide 3: The Opportunity

Mandatory cycle positioning statement: where we are in the real estate cycle, why this strategy works at this point, what happens to returns if cycle turns during hold period. Market dislocation or structural trend being exploited. Why now, not later.

Slide 4: Investment Strategy

Strategy description, property types, hold period, value creation playbook. Specific enough that an investor can see the repeatable process. No generalities.

Slide 5: Target Returns

Return profile table: target IRR (net), equity multiple, average CoC, preferred return. Comparison to alternatives (core, core-plus, value-add, opportunistic ranges). Risk/return positioning chart concept.

Slide 6: Deal Structure & Fees

Institutional-grade fee disclosure:

• All-in fee load as % of committed capital and % of NAV
• Management fee drag on IRR (typically 150-250 bps)
• Fee offset provisions (acquisition/financing fees offsetting management fee)
• Worked waterfall example: $100K invested, show LP vs. GP dollars at 12%, 15%, 18% fund IRR
• Promote structure with specific dollar examples, not just percentages
• Fee benchmarking: position relative to market standards
• Clawback provisions (if applicable)

Slide 7: Market Overview

Target market fundamentals: vacancy, rent growth, supply pipeline, demand drivers, demographic trends. Every data point followed by its implication ("so what" test).

Slide 8: Submarket Deep Dive

Specific submarket analytics with maps, rent comp data, and pipeline analysis. Connects macro thesis to specific execution geography.

Slides 9-10: Track Record

GIPS-compliant presentation methodology:

• Gross vs. net returns: always show both. Gross = investment selection skill; net = what LPs received
• Realized vs. unrealized: separate columns. Unrealized at conservative marks (cost or lower of cost/FMV), never projected exit values
• Attribution: return decomposition per realized deal: income return, NOI growth, cap rate movement, leverage effect
• Vintage year context: fund/deal returns alongside NCREIF/ODCE benchmarks for same vintage
• Loss ratio: number and percentage of deals that lost capital

If user provides deal-level data, auto-generate the presentation. If not, provide the template structure with instructions.

Slide 11: Team

Key personnel with relevant experience, deal attribution (which team member led which deals), complementary skill sets. Photo placeholders.

Slide 12: Sample Deal

Current pipeline deal or representative past deal. Property photo, location, size, acquisition basis, value-add plan, projected returns, timeline. Demonstrates the strategy in action.

Slide 13: Competitive Advantages

3-5 specific, defensible advantages. Not "experienced team" but "team has closed 47 transactions totaling $380M in target markets with 0 capital losses." Quantified and specific.

Slide 14: Risk Mitigation

How the fund/sponsor protects downside. Specific risk management practices, not generic diversification language. Insurance coverage, environmental protocols, tenant quality standards, leverage limits.

Slide 15: Investment Process

Step-by-step from deal sourcing through exit. Shows discipline and repeatability. Include typical timeline for each phase.

Slide 16: Contact / Next Steps

Contact information, next steps for interested investors, timeline for closing.

Appendix

Detailed financials, additional market data, legal structure summary, full team bios, additional track record detail.

Deck Design Principles (enforced throughout)

• First 3 slides determine everything: Slides 1-3 must answer "Why this, why now, why you?" If an investor is not engaged by Slide 3, the rest is irrelevant.
• Data density rule: no slide has more than 6 bullets or 1 key chart. Split if more needed.
• "So what" test: every data point must include its implication.
• Photo quality: property photos are a proxy for operational quality. Flag need for professional photography.
• Appendix strategy: detailed financials, market data, and legal structure in appendix. Main deck tells the story; appendix provides proof.

Deck Flow Narrative

Produce a 1-paragraph story arc describing how the deck builds from opportunity to credibility to action.

Objection Prep Mode

Investor-Type Segmentation

15 Standard Objections

For each objection, produce:

• Objection text
• What they are really asking (underlying concern)
• Base response (2-3 sentences)
• Investor-type modifiers (tone/example adjustments per type)
• Example script (word-for-word, 30-45 seconds)
• Supporting data point to have ready

5 Deal-Breaker Objections

Objections that may be true constraints vs. negotiable positions:

1. "We have a policy against first-time funds"
2. "Your fund size is too small for our allocation"
3. "We need quarterly liquidity"
4. "We require a separate account, not commingled"
5. "Our investment committee rejected the strategy"

For each: assess constraint vs. negotiable, propose accommodation if negotiable, graceful exit if true constraint.

Objection Priority Matrix

Rank objections by likelihood for the specific fund profile. A first-time fund faces "no track record" more frequently than an established manager.

Output Format

Deck Build Mode

1. Slide-by-slide content (16 slides + appendix) with specific text
2. Design directives per slide (layout, key visual, data viz type)
3. Deck flow narrative (1 paragraph story arc)

Objection Prep Mode

4. 15 standard objections with base response + investor-type modifiers
5. 5 deal-breaker objections with go/no-go assessment
6. Objection priority matrix ranked by likelihood

Red Flags & Failure Modes

1. Showing only gross returns: always show both gross and net. Gross-only signals either ignorance or intent to mislead. LPs see through it immediately.
2. Generic slides without specifics: "experienced team with deep market knowledge" is empty. Quantify everything: deals closed, dollars deployed, markets covered, years of experience.
3. Fuzzy fee disclosure: "competitive fees" is not disclosure. Show the all-in fee load, worked waterfall example, and comparison to market standards.
4. Missing cycle positioning on Slide 3: every sophisticated investor will ask "why now?" Address it proactively or lose credibility.
5. Treating all investors identically: a family office cares about co-invest and alignment; a pension fund cares about GIPS compliance and governance. Calibrate.
6. Unrealized at projected exit values: unrealized deals must be marked at cost or conservative FMV, never at projected exit value. Showing unrealized at projected returns is a fundraising red flag.
7. No "first 3 slides" check: if Slides 1-3 do not clearly answer "why this, why now, why you?" the deck fails regardless of subsequent content quality.

Chain Notes

• Upstream: ic-memo-generator (deal analytics feed sample deal slide), supply-demand-forecast (market data), fund-formation-toolkit (fund terms and structure), market-memo-generator (market overview content)
• Downstream: investor communication (deck is primary fundraising deliverable)
• Parallel: disposition-strategy-engine (fund exit strategy informs return projections)