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Introduction

Raising money is hard! You are competing against all founders for limited venture dollars.

The most common rookie mistake is not following the traditional storyline, which adds cognitive load to investors and risks losing their attention.

The Notion template is inspired by a mix of advice from Y-Combinator, Sequoia, and experience from founding startups that have raised over $1B of capital.

Look for the💡for additional tips and learn from my many, many (did I say many?) mistakes.

Company Description / Cover Slide

<aside> 💡 Define your company in a single declarative sentence.
This makes sure everyone is one the same page before you dive into your ambition.

The point is to unquestionably ground everyone on what the product actually is, as investors understand that there will be something unique and different.  So this is more of a simple - what are we talking about?

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Opening Teaser