Funded

Preface

Why Funded?

In this book, you’ll learn what it takes to successfully raise a round of funding for your company.

The venture capital (VC) world is often intimidating and can be hard to navigate, even for the most seasoned entrepreneurs. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be. Entrepreneurs who run a successful fundraising process don’t do it by accident. This book will prepare you to fundraise like the best. It will help you build a foundational knowledge of how the venture capital industry works, and walk you through each step of planning, executing, and optimizing a fundraise of your own. Funded is packed full of exercises, checklists, and templates that will guide you through the fundraising process, start to finish.

Reading this book before you step out onto the fundraising trail will save you time and prepare you to fundraise with confidence. The purpose of this book is to enhance your prospects for achieving and exceeding your fundraising goals.

Is This Book for You?

Funded acts as a road map for all entrepreneurs in their quest to secure seed capital. This book is meant to be a handbook for the road warriors—the founders who will be knocking on doors to raise capital to grow their businesses.

Funded has lessons for entrepreneurs of all levels of experience. Veteran entrepreneurs will refresh their knowledge while honing their fundraising strategies. Entrepreneurs inexperienced in fundraising will learn what it takes to raise a round of capital from ...