THE INDISPENSABLE GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF STARTUP FUNDRAISING "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 and CEO of 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 of Draper Associates, DFJ, and 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, Former Chief Operating Officer at Apple and Chairman at Atlantis Ventures "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, 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 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 a 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 at 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 change the world." ANYNDYA GHOSE, Professor at 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 at 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, 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 at Betaworks and CoFounder of Playdots