The heydecks blog.

Field notes on building decks with AI: pitch and board decks, one-pagers, the deck tools compared, and how agents build on-brand slides over an API or MCP. Written first-hand by the team building heydecks.

Pitch & Fundraising

9 posts

Raise the round and tell the story straight.

Sample pitch decks: real samples by stage, and how to start from one

Sample pitch decks by stage and type, what each includes, where to find downloadable ones, plus a live sample you can rebuild on your brand in one step.

Aug 10, 20266 min read

The Uber pitch deck, broken down, and how to rebuild the structure

The Uber pitch deck, broken down slide by slide. See how a pre-launch idea sold on logic and unit economics, then rebuild the structure on your own brand.

Aug 4, 20269 min read

The Airbnb pitch deck, annotated, and how to rebuild it on your brand

The Airbnb pitch deck, annotated slide by slide. See why each slide worked, then rebuild its proven 10-slide structure on your own brand with an agent.

Jul 29, 20269 min read

How to make a pitch deck without opening a slide editor

How to make a pitch deck: get your story and numbers straight, choose the slide order, then hand your notes to an agent and get back an editable, on-brand deck.

Jul 23, 20269 min read

How to build a TAM SAM SOM slide, with examples

A TAM SAM SOM slide sizes your market in three numbers. Learn to calculate and design one, with a worked example, then build it on your brand from your numbers.

Jul 20, 202610 min read

Pitch deck template: PowerPoint, Google Slides, or an agent that builds it

Where to get a pitch deck template: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, and famous free ones, plus an AI agent that builds it on your brand. Compare and start.

Jul 17, 20269 min read

What goes in a pitch deck: the 11 slides investors expect

What is in a pitch deck? The 11 slides investors expect, what each must prove, and how an agent builds them all on your brand from your numbers. Start building.

Jul 12, 202610 min read

What is a pitch deck? A founder's guide for 2026

A pitch deck is the slide deck founders use to raise money. See what goes in it, how many slides, and let an agent build one on your brand from your numbers.

Jul 6, 20267 min read

15 pitch deck examples that raised millions (and what to steal from each)

Fifteen real pitch deck examples annotated slide by slide, from Airbnb to Coinbase. See why each raised, then have an agent rebuild any structure on your brand.

Jun 30, 20269 min read

Business Decks & Documents

11 posts

The decks and one-pagers work runs on.

Free one-pager templates, and the faster way to make one on brand

Free one-pager templates from Canva, HubSpot, and Visme, what each is for, plus a faster way: generate a brand-locked one-pager free instead of editing one.

Aug 14, 20266 min read

How to write an executive summary, step by step

How to write an executive summary in six steps: what to include, the order, how long it should be, and the mistakes to avoid, plus how to build it as a slide.

Aug 8, 20267 min read

One-pager ideas: 20 ways to put a single page to work

One-pager ideas across sales, fundraising, internal, and marketing, with what each needs, plus live examples an agent builds on your brand. Start with one.

Aug 2, 20269 min read

One-pager design: making one page do the work of ten slides

One-pager design is fitting one idea on one page so it reads in seconds. Learn the principles that work, then let the Brand Kernel apply your design on export.

Jul 27, 20269 min read

What is a one-pager? And when to send one instead of a full deck

A one-pager is a single-page pitch for one idea. See the types, what goes on it, and when to send one instead of a deck. Have an agent build yours on brand.

Jul 21, 20269 min read

What is an executive summary?

An executive summary is a short, standalone overview of a longer document. See what to include, how long it should be, and how an agent drafts one on your brand.

Jul 19, 20269 min read

Executive summary examples across sales, board, and investor decks

See executive summary examples for sales, board, investor, and report decks as real editable slides, then have an agent write one on your brand from your notes.

Jul 15, 202610 min read

Canva one-pager template, or an agent that just builds the one-pager?

A Canva one-pager template is a solid drag-and-drop start. See how an agent fills it from your notes and returns it on-brand as a page, PDF, and editable pptx.

Jul 10, 20268 min read

One-pager template: 9 layouts an agent can fill from your notes

A one-pager template is a single-page layout of fixed blocks. See 9 layouts, what each needs, and how an agent fills any from your notes as a page, PDF, and pptx.

Jul 4, 202610 min read

What is a QBR? The quarterly business review, explained

A QBR is a quarterly business review: a 90-day readout of results, risks, and the ask, in one deck. See what goes in it, who attends, and how to build one.

Jun 28, 20267 min read

30 one-pager examples worth copying (and how to rebuild them on your brand)

Browse 30 real one-pager examples across sales, product, startup, and personal, with the blocks each needs, then build any one on your brand in a single call.

Jun 28, 202611 min read

Presentation Craft

7 posts

Structure, design, and delivery that lands.

How to start a presentation: 12 openings that actually hook

How to start a presentation: 12 opening moves and lines that hook a room in the first minute, plus the slides that set them up. With a live example.

Aug 12, 20266 min read

Slide design ideas: 25 layouts, and when to use each

Slide design ideas: 25 slide layouts grouped by job, each with when to use it, plus live example decks an agent fills on your brand. Skip the blank template.

Aug 6, 20267 min read

Presentation design 101: what makes a deck look professional

Presentation design is the system behind a professional deck: hierarchy, type, color, consistency. Learn the principles, then lock them in with the Brand Kernel.

Jul 31, 202611 min read

Presentation examples: real decks worth stealing, with live links

Presentation examples you can open, not just read about: real live decks by type, pitch to all-hands, plus how an agent builds one on your brand. Start clicking.

Jul 25, 202610 min read

Infographic examples: 20 ways to visualize one idea on a slide

Infographic examples that teach which visualization fits an idea, plus real, editable example slides an agent builds on your brand. See 20 patterns and start.

Jul 14, 202610 min read

The best fonts for presentations, and why you should never pick them by hand

The best fonts for presentations are clean sans-serifs and classic serifs. See the picks, sizes, and pairings, then lock your type on every deck with the Brand Kernel.

Jul 8, 20269 min read

50 presentation ideas your assistant can turn into a finished deck

50 presentation ideas across topics, structure, design, and delivery, plus how to hand any one to an agent and get a finished, on-brand deck back. Start here.

Jul 2, 202610 min read

AI Tools & Comparisons

8 posts

How the AI deck tools really compare.

The best AI PPT generator, by what you're actually making

The best AI PPT generator depends on the job: speed, brand, data, or a file from code. We compare eight prompt-to-deck generators and what each one is best for.

Aug 15, 20269 min read

The best AI to make a PPT, judged on the file it hands you

The best AI to make a PPT returns a real, editable .pptx, not a web deck or a flat image. We judge eight AI slide tools on the file they actually hand back.

Aug 3, 202611 min read

Best AI for PowerPoint: the tools that actually help, compared

Best AI for PowerPoint, split into in-app assistants and deck generators. heydecks returns a native, editable .pptx over REST or MCP. Compare nine and pick one.

Jul 28, 202614 min read

Gamma's PPTX export problem, and how to get a truly editable file

Gamma can export a PowerPoint, but the PPTX often opens as images, not editable slides. Here's why, and how to get a truly editable .pptx from a slides-first tool.

Jul 22, 20269 min read

AI PowerPoint generators compared: which ones output an editable .pptx?

AI PowerPoint generator showdown on the thing that matters: which return a real, editable .pptx. heydecks emits a native pptx over REST or MCP. Compare them.

Jul 16, 202613 min read

The best AI presentation makers in 2026, tested

The best AI presentation maker depends on your job. We tested nine, from Gamma to the agent-native pick that returns an editable pptx over REST or MCP. Compare them.

Jul 11, 202613 min read

Gamma alternatives: the best tools compared, and when to skip the UI entirely

Gamma alternatives compared: Beautiful.ai, Canva, Pitch, Plus AI and more, plus heydecks, the agent-native pick that returns an editable pptx over an API or MCP.

Jul 5, 202612 min read

Gamma AI vs heydecks: when you need an API, not a UI

Gamma AI is a UI-first AI presentation maker; heydecks is agent-native over REST and MCP and returns a native editable pptx. Here's which one your team needs.

Jun 29, 20268 min read

Agent-Native & Developer

9 posts

Build decks from code, agents, and MCP.

Claude for Excel made spreadsheets agentic, and decks are next

Claude for Excel reads, edits, and builds workbooks inside Excel. What it does, what it costs, where it stops, and why agent-built decks are the next step.

Aug 11, 20266 min read

Claude artifacts can't hand you a file, and how to fix that

Claude artifacts are interactive web pages, not a file you can edit and send. Here's what they're great for, where they stop, and how to get a real pptx or PDF.

Aug 9, 20267 min read

Markdown to PowerPoint: five ways, and the one API call

Markdown to PowerPoint five ways: Marp, Pandoc, Slidev, python-pptx, and AI converters, plus one API call that returns an on-brand, editable deck. With code.

Aug 5, 20267 min read

PowerPoint MCP servers compared: open-source vs hosted

Compare PowerPoint MCP servers: open-source python-pptx servers you self-host vs heydecks, the hosted, brand-locked, editable-pptx option. Pick the right one.

Jul 30, 20268 min read

Claude for PowerPoint vs an agent-native deck API

Claude for PowerPoint edits decks inside the app; an agent-native deck API like heydecks returns an editable .pptx over REST or MCP. See which fits your job.

Jul 24, 20269 min read

What is MCP? A builder's guide to the model context protocol

MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is the open standard from Anthropic that connects AI models to tools and data through one interface. How it works, with code.

Jul 18, 202610 min read

Add a make-me-a-deck tool to your Claude agent with MCP

Claude MCP, explained for developers: connect the heydecks MCP server so Claude builds a deck on your brand and hands back an editable pptx. Copy the commands.

Jul 13, 20269 min read

The best MCP servers for getting real work done in 2026

The best MCP servers in 2026, from GitHub to Playwright. One, heydecks, turns a prompt into an on-brand deck and editable pptx. Add it in one line.

Jul 7, 20269 min read

How to make a PowerPoint with Claude, and get a real .pptx back

Claude writes great slide content; getting a real .pptx takes a tool. See how Claude calls the heydecks MCP or API to return an editable PowerPoint on your brand.

Jul 1, 20268 min read

PowerPoint & Slides How-To

6 posts

Get PowerPoint and Slides to behave.

Convert PDF to PowerPoint free: the tools compared, and their limits

Convert PDF to PowerPoint free with Canva, Adobe, Smallpdf, iLovePDF, and more, compared on limits, watermarks, and privacy, plus when to rebuild instead.

Aug 13, 20267 min read

PDF to PowerPoint presentation: convert the file, or rebuild it as a deck

PDF to PowerPoint presentation: convert the file 1:1 with Adobe or Smallpdf, or rebuild a dense report into a real, on-brand deck. When to do which, and how.

Aug 7, 20267 min read

How to make a PowerPoint fast when you're out of time

How to make a PowerPoint fast when you're out of time: use one theme and the slides that matter, or generate the .pptx from a prompt or URL and fine-tune.

Aug 1, 20268 min read

How to make a PowerPoint presentation, step by step

How to make a PowerPoint presentation, step by step: plan, build, design, and present. Plus the 2026 shortcut: generate the .pptx and fine-tune in PowerPoint.

Jul 26, 20269 min read

Convert a PDF into an editable, branded PowerPoint without rebuilding it by hand

Convert PDF to PowerPoint with Adobe, Smallpdf, or Canva, then see how heydecks rebuilds the content into a clean, on-brand, editable deck. Start in one call.

Jul 9, 20268 min read

A PowerPoint tutorial for people who'd rather not open PowerPoint

A PowerPoint tutorial covering the real basics, plus a faster path: generate the .pptx from a prompt and open PowerPoint only to fine-tune. Start here.

Jul 3, 20269 min read
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