Business deck types · Core
Leave-behind
ELI5
A document people can read after the pitch.
Used in conversation
“The leave-behind needs more explanation than the live deck.”
Definition
Material intended to remain with the audience after a meeting and work without the presenter.
Here “Leave-behind” means: Material intended to remain with the audience after a meeting and work without the presenter.
Pitch context
You will see “Leave-behind” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business deck types.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business deck types 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