Supporting documents & leave-behinds · Working
Fact book
Also called: factbook
ELI5
A shared source of approved company facts and numbers.
Used in conversation
“Update the fact book before rewriting the investor deck.”
Definition
A controlled collection of verified company facts, metrics and definitions used across communications.
Here “Fact book” means: A controlled collection of verified company facts, metrics and definitions used across communications.
Pitch context
You will see “Fact book” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches supporting documents & leave-behinds.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret supporting documents & leave-behinds 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