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Fundraising for The Rest of Us is the honest, tactical guide that Allison Byers wished she had when she was raising millions for her own startups. This book is not a ""how to raise VC"" fantasy or a glossy ""how to hustle and tell a great story"" version. This is a real guide to raising capital while navigating bias, power dynamics, warm intros, and the invisible rules nobody explains. This book isn't for any one type of founder. It's for anyone who has ever thought: ""I don't know what investors actually want from me in this meeting."" ""I keep getting 'come back when...' and the goalposts keep moving."" ""My business is solid. Why does fundraising feel like a personality test?"" After working with thousands of founders and investors to bridge the gap between startup idea and funding, Allison Byers saw that founders needed fundraising guidance based on real, lived experience that reflects more than one narrow founder story. You will learn how to: Think like an investor so your pitch actually lands. Build a compelling deck using Allison's Core 10 Pitch Framework. Choose the right capital sources for your business (not just the loudest ones). Handle bias + pattern-matching without shrinking, spiraling, or pretending it isn't happening. The Rest of Us are most of us. We are creating companies, communities, and futures that reflect who we are. Let's make fundraising less mysterious, less lonely, and a lot more human. This book will be your guide.

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