Get Your Startup Story Straight

“I raised $4 million dollars for my startup in July by reading this book, and you can, too. I know it was the book because I had been out fundraising for six months with little luck when David Riemer sent me Get Your Startup Story Straight. Although, I had my pitch down pat and really was kind of loving it, I opened David’s book in case there were any insights I might apply. By the time I’d motored all the way to the end, I had mentally torn up my tried and true (and failing) pitch and crystallized a fresh plan of attack for my meeting the next day. I chucked the stats and graphs and marketingspeak. Instead, I followed Dr. Riemer’s prescription: I told a story. No one knows your startup’s story better than you do. And as you’re about to discover, no one knows how to help you tell it better than David Riemer.”

—Jon Klein, former president, CNN US; cofounder, Hang Media

"Entrepreneurs and innovators have big dreams of changing the world with a grand vision. But that's not enough. The key to making a big impact is to articulate the vision to be compelling and exciting, to wow a group of super talented people, partners, and investors to believe and support the cause. The best way to do so, is by transforming an abstract vision into a vivid story, and this is exactly what David's inspiring book will help you do."

—Brad Bao, co-founder and chairman of Lime, named Time Magazine

"100 Most Influential Companies, 2021. “Having worked with hundreds of early startup founders, they all could have benefited from reading this and using the tools and frameworks from this book. Cannot recommend this book enough.”

—Marvin Liao, partner at GameGroove Capital and former partner at 500 Startups

“As a VC focused on investing at the inception-stage, I’ve heard tens of thousands of pitches. And the most common feedback we share is to get the story straight! David’s Get Your Startup Story Straight will not only improve your chances of winning investor capital, but will also help you narrow your focus at a most critical time of company formation. For those further along in their entrepreneurial journey, Get Your Startup Story Straight is packed with easy-to-implement strategies to get you back on course. A must read for any entrepreneur!”

—Michael Berolzheimer, founder & managing partner, Bee Partners

"I am so glad David wrote this book so I did not have to. Building successful startups is about so much more than novel technologies—it is about solving big problems for customers woven into a beautiful story. David is the master of teaching storytelling by telling stories."

—Sonja Hoel Perkins, founder of The Perkins Fund, Broadway Angels, and Project Glimmer; former partner, Menlo Ventures