Get Backed ─ Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, 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 coursethe 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 PowerPointnor 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 Loomistwo veterans of the start-up worldwill 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 cofounder of Able, a venture-backed financial services company helping fund the Fortune 5 Millionthe millions of small businesses across the United States. Previously he was cofounder of Outbox, a venture-backed start-up aiming to disrupt the US Postal Service. He’s run or supported capital campaigns raising hundreds of millions of dollars, including the second largest raise in angel-investor history, and worked for legendary investor Peter Thiel. Evan is also a Venture Partner with StartupRunner Capital. Evan Loomis cofounded and launched TreeHouse, the Whole Foods version of Home Depot,” a home-improvement store in Austin, Texas. He started his career on Wall Street as an investment banker and then as the COO of an angel investment group called Wedgwood Circle, a national angel investment group that seeks to inject goodness, truth, and beauty into the art and entertainment industries. Through these he raised millions of dollars from over thirty angel investors and venture capital firms. His newest venture is StartupRunner Capital, a venture that funds and builds early-stage companies with scalable, repeatable business models.