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Romeo and Juliet, 1597. Pitched unfairly, 2026.

One secret wedding ends the feud. Every risk is low. Same story, same numbers. Rebuilt the way we'd pitch it today.

  • 2 households
  • 1 friar
  • 4 days
Play the 2026 deck Steal the structure
1597 Why we should elope

Romeo and Juliet

One secret wedding ends the feud. Every risk is low.

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The story→10 slides

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Then · 1597

How it really went

  1. Sunday morning: the third street brawl; the Prince threatens death for the next
  2. Romeo pines for Rosaline
  3. Sunday night: Romeo sees Juliet at the Capulet feast
  4. The balcony: names renounced, vows exchanged, follow-up at nine
  5. Monday dawn: Romeo asks Friar Laurence to marry them today
  6. The Friar agrees, hoping it turns the feud to love
  7. Monday afternoon: the secret wedding
  8. Tybalt kills Mercutio; Romeo kills Tybalt; banished to Mantua
  9. Capulet sets Juliet to marry Paris, then moves it up
  10. The potion, the missed letter, the tomb
  11. Thursday dawn: the families reconcile and promise gold statues

Original: William Shakespeare, via Project Gutenberg

Now · 2026 · 10 slides

What we changed

  • The feud has a meterA gauge swings from "ancient grudge" to "pure love" the moment the wedding happens. Projected, obviously.
  • The week plays itselfSunday to Thursday, scene by scene, each one lighting up in order. Every card is true. None of them are reassuring.
  • A risk register you can checkSix risks, all rated Low. Click one to flip it and see the act and scene where it happens.
  • The advisor gets his own thesis backThe Friar's real motive, "turn your households' rancour to pure love", is the solution slide.

Steal the structure

Pitch your company like Romeo and Juliet did.

  1. 01One-line promiseSay the ask and the outcome in one sentence.
  2. 02ProblemMake the stakes concrete: a count, a decree, a deadline.
  3. 03SolutionShow the one move that changes the number, in the investor's own words.
  4. 04Why nowProve the moment: what changed in the last 24 hours.
  5. 05MarketSize it honestly, even when the answer is two people.
  6. 06TractionCount the signals you already have, however early.
  7. 07PlanLay the milestones on a timeline the room can watch.
  8. 08RisksName every risk before they do, with a mitigation each.
  9. 09TeamOne line per person, and give the advisor a seat.
  10. 10The askA term sheet: what, where, when, and the cover story.

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