Donna Griffit Sticking to My Story: The Alchemy of Storytelling for Startups

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It is the dream of every founder. You are standing in front of a group of investors pitching your startup while they shower you with money and praise. The reality, unfortunately, is vastly different as most founders fail to raise capital from venture capital firms or angel investors. A lot of this is down to an underwhelming pitch in a crowded sea of startups. Now imagine having an unfair advantage. What if you had the tools and knowledge to create a pitch that is both compelling, motivating and, most importantly, gets results? That is where Donna Griffit's book 'Sticking to My Story: The Alchemy of Storytelling for Startups' comes in. Tim Draper called this book the new bible for startup founders for a reason. It's the A-Z recipe for how to create a powerful pitch deck with all the right ingredients. Filled with helpful tips and fascinating stories of what worked and what failed abysmally, peppered with insightful quotes from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. The book will take you step by step through: What investors talk about after you leaveThe 10 biggest mistakes startup founders makeWhat must be in a pitch deckFundraising silicon valley styleAnd most importantly, how to craft your own story-led pitch deck that gets results Donna's sincere belief is that everyone has a story that is unique and compelling. There are no boring stories - there are merely layers and stacks of information piled up, obscuring the beauty of the story. Let Donna help peel the layers away and let you polish your stories until it "shines like the top of the Chrysler building". Donna Griffit is uniquely positioned to help you with this. She is a gifted Corporate Storyteller that has worked globally for over 16 years with Fortune 500 companies, Start-Ups and investors in a wide variety of industries. She has consulted and trained clients in over 30 countries, helping them create, edit and deliver verbal and written presentations, pitches and messages. Donna has the ability to magically spin raw data into compelling stories that captivate audiences and drive results. Through her guidance, clients have raised over a billion dollars. Stewart Butterfield, CEO of Slack, said: "If there's one piece of advice I could go back to give myself, it is concentrating on that storytelling part, on the convincing people. If can't do that, it doesn't matter how good the product is, it doesn't matter how good the idea was for the market, or what happens in the external factors; you don't have the people believing." So take the advice of the founder of one of the biggest startups in Silicon Valley, and craft your own story today.

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