We Check your Pitch Deck 

Don’t make your investor meeting the first run-through. Rehearse your deck with us first.

How it works

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WeCheckYourDeck gives early-stage tech founders a fast, low-risk way to see if their pitch deck is funding-ready through evidence-based evaluation.

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Why us?

We are a venture builder that helps companies turn software-driven devices into viable, scalable businesses.

By combining deep engineering expertise with go-to-market strategy, we connect customer needs with product development, reduce execution risk, and accelerate time to market.

Our ambition is to build resilient products, sustainable businesses, and strengthen Europe's technological independence.

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What do I get?

✓ Honest go / no-go guidance before you investment meeting

✓ Consistency check across problem, solution, product, and business model

✓ Your core logic tested on a napkin-level

✓ Identification of weak assumptions and hidden contradictions

✓ A clear list of red flag that investors will question first

Book your Pitch Deck Rehersal

  • “Fantastic call and demo packed with valuable insights. Thomas helped me reframe our development process as exploration - removing ego and the idea of failure from the process. He also suggested keeping a decision log, which will bring more clarity to how we make decisions.During our conversation, I realized we still don’t have full clarity around our business model and that we need to work on this more.”

    —Jozef 2025
    ★★★★★

  • An insightful and helpful session with clear, actionable feedback. It added real value to refining the pitch deck.

    —Emmanuel 2025
    ★★★★★

Your Questions, Answered

  • OrganisationsDiplomaten is a venture builder that helps companies create software-driven and embedded products effectively and confidently. We work with founder teams, managers, and CTOs to bring structure, speed, and alignment to complex product creation.

    Our goal is simple: to make innovation capital-effective by combining engineering, strategy, and customer insights into a single system.

  • Quick Answer: The Reliance Framework helps teams move from idea to market with confidence and measurable progress.

    The Reliance Framework™ is a field-tested product creation system built for embedded and software-driven ventures. It connects customer development, product management, and engineering execution into one continuous loop. The framework replaces chaos with clarity, turning product development into a structured, repeatable process.

    • Customer-to-Backlog Interface: Turns customer feedback into engineering-ready tasks.

    • Playbooks: Three key guides — OLGE, Full Scrum Guide, and Developer Bench — support every phase.

    • Outcome: Predictable progress, faster validation, and reduced capital waste.


  • Quick Answer: It prevents wasted time, lost focus, and expensive rework by aligning teams, decisions, and resources.

    Most teams fail not because of poor ideas but because of misalignment between speed, scope, and cost. This leads to chaos, delays, and burned runway.
    Challenge Without Reliance Framework With Reliance Framework Alignment Disconnected departments, unclear roles Shared structure and ownership Speed Firefighting, missed deadlines Predictable, fast decisions Cost Capital wasted on rework Efficient, validated progress

    The Reliance Framework brings structure and rhythm, helping founders stay on the critical path from concept to market.



  • Quick Answer: If your product involves both hardware and software — and your process feels chaotic — this is for you.

    The Reliance Framework is built for founders, CTOs, and product leaders developing embedded, IoT, and smart device solutions. It’s designed for teams that want to reduce waste, gain clarity, and build products customers actually love.

    We don’t advise from the sidelines. We embed within your team. Our model is called Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) — a hands-on partnership that installs structure and systems inside your organization.

  • Quick Answer: Faster alignment, better control, and improved capital effectiveness.

    Clients typically see measurable improvements within 30 days. During the pilot phase, bottlenecks become visible, decisions speed up, and product momentum returns


    Typical Outcomes:

    • Shorter time to validated prototypes

    • Reliable decision-making and delivery

    • Increased leadership bandwidth

    • Lower development costs through fewer pivots


  • Quick Answer: It’s your internal system for coordinated product creation.

    The Competence Center is the operational backbone of the Reliance Framework. It integrates steering functions that keep innovation stable and scalable.


    Key Offices:

    • Project & Program Management: Keep delivery aligned with strategy.

    • Technology & Methods Office: Ensure best practices and tool use.

    • Risk Hub: Turn uncertainty into informed decisions.

    • Compliance & Governance: Maintain trust and audit readiness.

  • We comply with GDPR (DSGVO) and use secure, industry‑standard collaboration tools like Miro and google suite. Sensitive data stays within your IT environment.

    Data Policy Highlights:

    • No local storage of sensitive data

    • Defined retention and deletion timelines

    • Complete data transfer at contract end

  • Start by taking one low‑risk step into the structure you saw in the deck:

    • Step 1 – Product Story Discovery: Complete a short self‑assessment and join a 45‑minute demo call where your current lifecycle position and main dilemma are mapped out.​

    • Step 2 – 30‑Day Competence Center Pilot: Run a time‑boxed pilot with a strategic workshop and integrated tooling so your team can experience working on the critical path with real artefacts, not theory.​

    • Step 3 – Full Competence Center Launch: If the pilot delivers value, expand to a 90‑day change project where the office is fully activated around your business priorities and all deliverables stay with your team.​

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Thomas WInz Tancau , Founder, in formeller Kleidung steht in einem Raum mit Bücherregalen im Hintergrund, lächelnd in die Kamera schauend.
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