How to Send Updatable Pitch Deck 2025: Keep Same Link While Updating Content
If you are sending a pitch deck in 2025 and every edit requires a new link, that is a process bug, not a feature.
You want one simple thing:
One link. Always current. Fully controlled.
Peony is built for exactly this use case: investor decks, sales decks, partner overviews, anything where you refine the story as conversations evolve.
We will walk through how to do this cleanly in Peony, then cover other credible options if you are not using Peony yet.
1. What "Updatable Deck, Same Link" Actually Requires
For a serious fundraising or sales process, your setup should:
- Keep one persistent URL that always points to the latest version.
- Let you update content instantly without breaking old links.
- Give you control: who can view, whether they can download, when access ends.
- Provide signal: who opened, when, and how engaged they were.
- Avoid ugly surprises like old versions circulating after you have changed the story.
If your current workflow cannot do this cleanly, it will cost you clarity and leverage.
2. The Clean Way: Use Peony for Updatable Deck Links
Peony treats your deck like a living asset, not an attachment.
How it works (practically):
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Upload your deck once
Add your pitch deck (PDF, PPTX, etc.) into Peony or into a dedicated investor data room.
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Create a single smart link
- Share with specific emails or approved domains.
- Default to view-only; allow downloads only when intentional.
- Optionally add link expiry for processes with a clear end.
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Update without changing the link
When you refine the narrative, pricing, traction, or roadmap:
- Replace or update the file inside Peony.
- The same link now shows the updated content to everyone who opens it.
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Keep control and visibility
- See which investors or buyers opened, how often, and how recently with engagement analytics.
- Turn off access instantly if a process is over or a contact leaves a fund/company.
- Use dynamic watermarking and screenshot protection so people think twice before forwarding.
That is the full play: one link, always current, with accountability. It is the behaviour people expect from a disciplined founder.
3. If You Are Not Using Peony: Other Ways to Keep One Link Updated
If you are locked into existing tools or a counterpart demands them, these options work—just understand the trade-offs.
Google Slides
How it helps
- You share a single Slides link.
- Any changes you make to the deck are reflected immediately for everyone using that link.
Good for
- Collaborative teams who are already in Google Workspace.
- Fast iteration where everyone is comfortable with Google UI.
Trade-offs
- Limited control for external investors (easy forwarding).
- Viewer experience is clearly "Google," not your brand.
- Basic activity insight unless stacked with extra tooling.
DocSend
How it helps
- Designed so you can update underlying files while keeping the same DocSend link live.
- Offers link-level controls, basic analytics, and some security options.
Good for
- Standard fundraising and sales flows where DocSend is already accepted.
Trade-offs
- You are in their ecosystem and pricing.
- Less modern experience and flexibility compared with newer platforms.
- Limited depth versus a full data-room-style workspace.
Dropbox, OneDrive, Box & Similar
How they help
- A shared link to a file or folder typically continues to work when you replace/update the file at the same path:
- Dropbox shared links generally reflect updates without changing the URL.
- Box shared links point to the latest version of that file by default.
Good for
- Keeping a single URL in emails or docs while you iterate.
- Teams already standardised on those providers.
Trade-offs
- Risk of "anyone with the link" misconfiguration.
- Limited, non-deal-grade analytics and branding.
- Not purpose-built for investor/sales narratives; feels more like storage than a deliberate experience.
For secure updatable pitch decks with engagement tracking and watermarking, Peony offers purpose-built link management for fundraising.
4. Practical Checklist: How Your Deck Process Should Look
Whatever tool you choose, this is the standard:
- One link only. Do not send new URLs for every revision.
- No attachments. They go stale immediately and circulate forever.
- Tight access. Use specific people/domains or controlled links; avoid open public links for active processes.
- Always updatable. Choose a system where replacing the file does not break the link.
- Visibility. Use tools that show opens and recency so you know who is actually engaged.
- Revocation. Be able to kill or expire access when the round, deal, or conversation is done.
If any part of this is painful, it is a tooling choice, not a law of nature.
Conclusion: One Link Is Hygiene, Not a Luxury
Investors and buyers expect you to run a tight process.
If you are still resending decks and version filenames, you look less in control than you are.
You can hack this with Google Slides, DocSend, or smart use of cloud storage. Those are fine.
But if you want a setup built for real fundraising and sales workflows—single link, seamless updates, serious controls, and clear intelligence—Peony is the right default.
Treat your pitch deck like a product asset, not a PDF you throw over the wall.