Business deck sections · Core
Competition slide
Also called: competitive landscape slide
ELI5
The slide that explains what customers can choose instead.
Used in conversation
“The competition slide should include the status quo.”
Definition
A slide comparing the company or proposal with alternatives and substitutes.
Here “Competition slide” means: A slide comparing the company or proposal with alternatives and substitutes.
Pitch context
You will see “Competition slide” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business deck sections.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business deck sections without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16