Get Backed
Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams
Now that you have your big idea, how will you find and convince your first investor? You need a pitch deck, of course—the perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. But a pitch deck isn't merely a business plan put into PowerPoint—nor does a pitch deck magically turn into investor capital. Pitch decks are artifacts that communicate the vision and competence of the founder and can be used as part of an investor road show to raise capital.
In Get Backed, Evan Baehr and Evan Loomis—two veterans of the start-up world—will show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial support for your business.
Authoritative, instructive, and visually compelling, Get Backed will help you not only raise your first million but also think more clearly about your vision, your company, and your relationships.
Evan Baehr is the cofounder of Able, a tech company committed to growing the “fortune five million” small businesses around the United States with collaborative, low-interest loans. He’s worked at the White House, a hedge fund, and Facebook and is a graduate of Princeton, Yale, and Harvard Business School.
Evan Loomis loves helping startups launch and raise capital, mentoring entrepreneurs through Techstars and Praxis. He heads up Corporate Strategy at Corinthian Health Services, and is the Founder of Tradecraft, a venture fund and consultancy for high growth businesses. His first startup was TreeHouse, a first-of-its-kind home improvement store specializing in performance and design. Evan also cofounded a national angel investment group called Wedgwood Circle. Evan got his start on Wall Street after graduating from Texas A&M University. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Brandi, and their son, Ward.
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