The McKinsey Slide Playbook for Claude

The five principles behind consulting-grade presentations and how to wire them into Claude

A founder I know sent a deck to a Series A partner. Solid traction, real problem, three years of building. Four days later, four sentences back. The one that stung: “I couldn’t follow the logic of why this is the right solution.”

Not the numbers. Not the market size. The logic.

McKinsey solved this fifty years ago with five rules that make any argument impossible to misread.

By the end of this guide, you’ll have a Claude Code project that turns any startup into a McKinsey-style pitch deck in minutes.

Inside you will find:

1. What a Real McKinsey Slide Looks Like

2. The Five McKinsey Rules That Make a Deck Impossible to Misread

3. How to Set Up the Claude Project

4. How to Make Claude Apply the Five Rules

5. How to Input Your Startup the Right Way

6. How to Set the Design System

7. How to Generate a McKinsey-Style Pitch

8. How to Use Claude’s Output in Gamma, Google Slides, or PowerPoint

9. The Complete Startup Pitch (Practical Example)

10. Bonus: 100+ Real McKinsey Decks to Use to Train Claude

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1. What a Real McKinsey Slide Looks Like