Get Backed: Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams

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By Evan Baehr ’05 and Evan Loomis

Published Jan. 27, 2016

Get Backed is a handbook for anyone who has an idea and needs to build relationships to get it off the ground. It explains what dozens of entrepreneurs did to raise money while sharing the secrets of fundraisers and startup accelerators. It also covers how to create a pitch deck, building on real-life examples of 15 ventures that have raised more than $150 million. 

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