The fourth and final installment of the startup series features Evan Baehr, Cofounder of Able Lending and Coauthor of the bestselling book, “Get Backed: Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams“.
Evan lays down the essentials that you need to think about when you are preparing to ask someone for money. He provides some tools and tips that can help you find the right investor(s) for you and your team, and how to get to that crucial point – meeting with investors.
Evan also talks about why he thinks that business plans are dying out and how the pitch deck supplants it. We dive into some of the pitch deck building blocks. Evan stresses the importance of storytelling when the time comes for you to pitch.
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