"You can tell a story in a sentence; you can tell a story in a paragraph; and you can tell a story in a 20-minute pitch. Startups need to do all three."

I've authored more business presentations, projections and plans than I've read about how others do it. But I've read a few books, and "Pitching Hacks" is the most concise, the most pragmatic and the most useful.

If you are about to "walk the fundraising gauntlet" - even if you've lived on Sand Hill Road before - read this book. For the first-time entrepreneur, it's a gold nugget of guidance. For the seasoned startup veteran, it's a superb refresher.

As authors Nivi and Naval say: "Investors don’t invest in businesses. They invest in stories about businesses."

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Product Description

How to raise money from VCs and angel investors. We've founded companies like Epinions; helped start companies that are backed by Sequoia, Benchmark, and Kleiner Perkins; raised $100M or so for startups; and invested another $20M in about 12 companies. This book summarizes some of the lessons we've learned about pitching companies to investors.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #759257 in Books
• Published on: 2009-12-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 86 pages