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The Art of Startup Fundraising is an easy read with a lot of good advice on how to raise capital. One of the biggest hurdles of early stage companies is fundraising. Entrepreneurs are not experts in this arena which makes this book a worthwhile read.

TONY HSIEH

Author of Delivering Happiness, CEO, Zappos

The Art of Startup Fundraising is a must read for anyone who even considers starting a business. Fundraising is hard. This book gives you the roadmap to get where you are going. Alejandro Cremades speaks with wisdom and from experience.

TIM DRAPER

Founder, Draper Associates, DFJ, Draper University

The Art of Startup Fundraising should be a mandatory reading for entrepreneurs that are looking to raise capital. This book will enable Alejandro to help many more early stage companies answer the tough questions when fundraising.

MARCO LANDI

Chairman, Atlantis Ventures, Former Chief Operating Officer at Apple

Raising capital is often the most daunting and least understood aspects of starting a new business and there are few people more experienced than Alejandro Cremades to act as a guide. The Art of Startup Fundraising unlocks key secrets of fundraising for newly minted entrepreneurs.

JEFF STIBEL

Author, Chairman of BrainGate, Inc. and Vice Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.; New York Times bestselling author of Breakpoint and Wired for Thought

This book provides a clear, concise tour of the fundraising game. With his crowdfunding and entrepreneurial expertise in full display, Cremades does a terrific job making a complicated process simple and accessible.

JEFF BUSSGANG

General Partner, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School

Raising money is perhaps the most daunting challenge faced by any startup. For the uninitiated, it is also mystical process filled with an increasingly complex array of investment options and practical considerations. As one of the finest entrepreneurs I know, Alejandro has put together an authoritative guide that should be required reading for all nascent entrepreneurs, as well as veterans looking to brush up on the latest the field has to offer.

TYLER WRY

Professor, The Wharton School

For many entrepreneurs finding the right investor for their venture can be a daunting task. Alejandro's experience with equity crowdfunding gives a unique perspective on the fundraising game. The Art of Startup Fundraising is very insightful for entrepreneurs looking to close a round of financing and changing the world.

ANYNDYA GHOSE

Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

Entrepreneurs need to be amazing at recruiting, selling and fundraising. The Art of Startup Fundraising provides the essential toolkit for mastering a core skill for any entrepreneur.

GIL PENCHINA

Serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor

The Art of Startup Fundraising is a practical and comprehensive resource for entrepreneurs to use again and again. It captures what startups need to do to be successful in the rapidly evolving financing world, while also providing tips on the fundamentals of building businesses that don’t change over time.

MARIANNE HUDSON

Executive Director, Angel Capital Association

It doesn't matter how great of a business you can build. If you can't raise money, you're toast. Master this book.

ILYA POZIN

CoFounder, Forbes Contributor and CoFounder of Pluto TV and CoFounder of Coplex

There is no perfect approach to raising investment for a startup, but there is a certain tribal knowledge out there, that most of us had to learn through several failed attempts. The Art of Startup Fundraising captures every bit of advice (and then some!) that I would give to any entrepreneur looking for funding.

PAUL MURPHY

Partner, Betaworks and CoFounder of Playdots

Alejandro's The Art of Startup Fundraising is a must read for any entrepreneur. Clear and concise, he outlines in today's startup community the steps to successfully fundraise. This is the golden era for entrepreneurs, any good idea with proof of concept can get access to money. Know your options!

ANGELO J. ROBLES

Founder and CEO, Family Office Association

One of the biggest crimes in the startup community is to watch good ideas and good teams to go unfunded because the Fundraising process isn’t friendly to first-time entrepreneurs. The Art of Startup Fundraising is Alejandro’s contribution to the ecosystem that does a masterful job filling in knowledge gaps and giving entrepreneurs the best chances of raising the capital they need.

FRANK ROTMAN

Founding Partner, QED Investors

The Art of Startup Fundraising delivers a smooth ride on the bumpy road of raising capital and starting a business. Alejandro Cremades delivers up-to-date details and a clear vision - an important guide for any entrepreneur who seeks to build and scale a business today.

JEANNE M. SULLIVAN

Co-founder, StarVest Partners

Fundraising can be an incredibly frustrating experience for startup founders because they are at a fundamental disadvantage: they know very little about the process, and investors know a lot. Luckily, Alejandro has taken the time to assemble a detailed blueprint of how it works behind the scenes that will help any founder level the playing field and navigate the process like a pro. If you are raising money for your startup, don't start without reading this book.

PEDRO TORRES-PICON

Founder and Managing Director, Quotidian Ventures

The Art of Startup Fundraising translates art into science. By sharing proven formulas, strategies, and case studies that work, Alejandro Cremades provides a needed service to future entrepreneurs.

JOSH COHEN

Managing Partner, City Light Capital

This ought to be a reading requirement for all entrepreneurs when building a business and raising capital. This is a very well written and informative book, written by a man who is a testament to dedication and creativity when confronted with the challenges of being an entrepreneur and raising capital.

CARTER CALDWELL

Serial entrepreneur and Principal, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners

Alejandro is on the bleeding edge of equity crowdfunding today. When he talks about fundraising, startups listen.

ANDREW ACKERMAN

Managing Director, Dreamit Ventures

Starting a company is full of ups and downs for an entrepreneur and foremost among them can be how to raise money for it. There is no magic bullet to make the process easy, but Cremades comes close in the Art of Startup Fundraising by at least making it intuitive and accessible.

WESTON GADDY

Principal, Bain Capital Ventures

Raising capital can be tough. Alejandro provides a step-by-step guidebook to all entrepreneurs that rather spend their time thinking about changing the world instead of thinking of how to raise funds.

TOBIAS P. SCHIRMER

Managing Partner, JOIN Capital

There are very few complete resources available to entrepreneurs today to help them navigate the world of fundraising. Alejandro Cremades does a great job of explaining and demystifying the fundraising process. The Art of Start-up Fundraising will, without question, provide entrepreneurs with a great jump off point.

SID PAQUETTE

Managing Director, OMERS Ventures

Raising money is hard. But start-up founders all over the world can make it exponentially easier by educating themselves on the process of raising equity capital before they dive into it. The practical, hands-on advice from Alejandro Cremades in this book provides a solid foundation in that self-education process. Delivered in an approachable format with a key lesson to take-away every few pages, “The Art of Startup Fundraising” is essential reading for entrepreneurs everywhere.

ALLEN TAYLOR

Managing Director, Endeavor

A superb book on fundraising. Alejandro's guidance should arm entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to close with success a meaningful round of financing.

ELLEN WEBER

Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures