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| What is the most common problem with the Business Model? | This is a slide that many founders overlook, and it’s easy to see why. In the scope of your deck, it seems relatively straightforward, especially if you have a “traditional” business model that investors will be familiar with. | The problem with that mentality, however, is that the business model is key for investors. It’s how you make money, which means it’s how they get a return on their investment. They want to know that you can monetize effectively and repeatedly. In their mind, this is not a slide to skimp on; it’s a critical linchpin of the business. The business model is the difference between a business and a hobby. | | AI Agents Are Reading Your Docs. Are You Ready? | | Last month, 48% of visitors to documentation sites across Mintlify were AI agents, not humans. | Claude Code, Cursor, and other coding agents are becoming the actual customers reading your docs. And they read everything. | This changes what good documentation means. Humans skim and forgive gaps. Agents methodically check every endpoint, read every guide, and compare you against alternatives with zero fatigue. | Your docs aren't just helping users anymore. They're your product's first interview with the machines deciding whether to recommend you. | That means: clear schema markup so agents can parse your content, real benchmarks instead of marketing fluff, open endpoints agents can actually test, and honest comparisons that emphasize strengths without hype. | Mintlify powers documentation for over 20,000 companies, reaching 100M+ people every year. We just raised a $45M Series B led by @a16z and @SalesforceVC to build the knowledge layer for the agent era. | Make Your Docs Agent-Ready | |
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| Let’s discuss some of the common problems I see on this slide: | Unclear monetization - If you are at the pre-seed phase and don’t need to monetize to raise a seed round (this is becoming incredibly rare), then you can get away with sharing a couple of options to show that you can monetize. If this doesn’t describe you, you should include only one monetization option in your deck. Even if you plan on testing multiple options or monetizing in different ways, your deck should just be clear about one of them so that investors can visualize how you will make money. You’ll always be working to perfect your monetization and extract maximum value, but you don’t need to dive into every option in the deck. Show it from the customer’s perspective - Most investors like to hear the business model/pricing/value from the customer’s perspective. So, talk about how it will be $5/month for individuals, then as they scale, they can go to the higher plan for $20/month instead of just saying that you charge an average of $10/month.
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