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The Investor Ready Workshop

NOV14
09:30

About this event

Join BTS at The Investor Ready Workshop hosted by LiteRaise.
Get Investor Ready
Raising capital is about more than your deck or your traction. It’s about how you show up in the room.
Join Clarence Bethea for a five-hour, hands-on workshop designed to help founders master the room, the pitch, and the psychology of fundraising.
You’ll learn how to:
Craft a pitch that resonates
Understand how investors evaluate you
Communicate with confidence
Navigate tough questions and feedback
Master the psychology of fundraising
Clarence brings both sides of the table. His experience raising $30M+ as a founder and his perspective as an investor evaluating hundreds of startups.
As one founder from a previous workshop put it:
“It feels like I walked away with weeks’ worth of knowledge and immense value.”
— Vladimir Gurkot
Expect real-world examples, hands-on exercises, candid conversations, and actionable feedback you can put to work immediately.
You’ll leave with:
A sharper pitch. Greater confidence. A better understanding of investors. And a clearer path to becoming investor ready.
Your registration includes:
5-hour live workshop
Lunch
Lifetime access to the What VCs Won’t Say course ($399 value)
Only 50 seats available.
👉 Reserve your seat now.
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