C H A P T E R       5     

Money: Raise, Manage, Make

Too much money is as demoralizing as too little, and there's no such thing as exactly enough.”

—Mignon McLaughlin (American journalist and author, 1913–1983)

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”

—Ayn Rand (American philosopher and author, 1905–1982), from The Fountainhead

Follow the Money

Odds are good you flipped to this chapter first, right? You were hoping that you'd find my patent-pending, supersecret, highly proprietary magic formula that, when cast over angel investors and venture capitalists, causes them to swoon and shower you with millions. Sorry to disappoint.

No magic formulas here, nor killer rules for VC presentations, nor amazing acts ...

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