Updates are often framed as proof of progress. New features, new surfaces, new things to learn. For many products, movement itself becomes the message. But when you are building a tool meant to support clear thinking, progress looks different. At Deckker, updates are less about addition and more about subtraction. Less friction, fewer decisions, fewer moments where the product pulls attention away from the work it is supposed to support.
The changes you barely notice matter most
Most of the changes we make never show up as headlines. They live in spacing, defaults, and structure. A slide that flows more naturally into the next one. A layout that requires one fewer adjustment to feel right. A system that behaves the way you expect it to, without explanation. These are small things, but they compound quickly when someone is building a deck under real pressure.
Built for real conditions, not ideal ones
Pitch decks are rarely built in calm environments. They are made late at night, close to deadlines, with incomplete information and too many decisions to juggle. In those moments, every unnecessary choice feels heavy. A good tool should reduce that weight, not add to it. This is why we are careful about what we ship and equally careful about what we leave out.
When the product steps out of the way
Not every idea needs to become a feature. Not every trend needs a response. Updates that demand attention usually demand maintenance as well, and over time that cost shows up as cognitive load. Progress, for us, is when the product disappears a little more. When founders spend less time adjusting slides and more time thinking about what they are actually saying. When the system supports the story instead of competing with it.
The best updates do not announce themselves. They simply make the work feel easier the next time you open the product.
