Quick context: I led fundraising and U.S. market entry at an Asian deep-tech startup. We contacted 180 U.S. VCs, got 40 first meetings, and closed zero term sheets. This book is the honest record of that, not a highlight reel.
Most fundraising content comes from people who won. This is the opposite: a real record of contacting 180 U.S. VCs, getting 40 first meetings, and closing zero term sheets as a non-U.S. deep-tech founder. Chapter 1 is free and breaks down the four walls every meeting hit in the same order (Exit, Structure, Diligence, Valuation), plus the order I would use going back. No growth hacks, just what actually happened in the room and why.
