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Fundraising Fundamentals by Geoff Ralston

Startup School by Y Combinator

CHAPTER

How to Pitch Investor Meetings

When pitching investors, you will suck in the beginning. Most people won't give you money on the first meeting. But a good sign that an investor meeting is going well is when they talk at least as much or more than you do. Don't create a story around the deck. Crat a story on your story and your product and your future,. And figure out how to tell it without a deck. Because if you can't, well, wl you can, right? So you're going to be able to. If i'm negotiating with you... Try to have low options - try to zero in on what the right number is. What do i mean by ampathy? Well...

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