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A founder’s lessons from raising money: the numbers behind the process, the mistakes and the advice you would give the next person.

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  1. Slide 1 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “investor meetings to raise a €1.8m seed round”
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  2. Slide 2 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “From 87 conversations to 6 cheques”
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  3. Slide 3 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “Fundraising is a sales process, and most founders forget to keep a pipeline.”
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  4. Slide 4 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “Three costly mistakes”
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  5. Slide 5 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “Next time”
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  6. Slide 6 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “Every investor is asking one question: why will this be big, and why are you the one to build it?”
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  7. Slide 7 of 7 from the What raising a round taught me template: “What surprised you most about raising?”
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A founder’s lessons from raising money: the numbers behind the process, the mistakes and the advice you would give the next person.

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Reach for What raising a round taught me when you want to show your experience and earn trust and teach your audience something they can use straight away. Its structure is point of view: where you think your field is heading. It is written for early-stage founders. Give Postora your topic and it keeps the shape, writing every slide about your subject in your voice.

What each slide does

  1. 1Hook

    Opening: the number of meetings or the round size.

    In the example

    investor meetings to raise a €1.8m seed round

    87

    What I’d tell myself on meeting one.

  2. 2Chart

    The funnel: meetings, follow-ups, term sheets, yes.

    In the example

    From 87 conversations to 6 cheques

    The funnel

  3. 3Point

    The biggest lesson, as one sentence.

    In the example

    Fundraising is a sales process, and most founders forget to keep a pipeline.

  4. 4List

    Mistakes made along the way.

    In the example

    Three costly mistakes

    What I got wrong

    • Started with my top choices — I pitched best after the tenth meeting.
    • No deadline — Without a close date, nobody hurries.
    • A 30-slide deck — The one that worked had 12.

  5. 5Comparison

    What to do instead.

    In the example

    Next time

  6. 6Quote

    The best advice you got during the raise.

    In the example

    Every investor is asking one question: why will this be big, and why are you the one to build it?

  7. 7Call to action

    Ask founders what surprised them most.

    In the example

    What surprised you most about raising?

    Founders

    I’ll pull the best replies into a follow-up.

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    Open What raising a round taught me and type your topic, paste a link or add your notes.

  2. Step 2

    Check the plan

    Postora keeps the template’s structure and writes each slide for your subject, in the voice you pick.

  3. Step 3

    Polish and download

    Edit any word, change the theme or a layout, then export a PDF, images or a video.

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Yes. Opening What raising a round taught me and editing its example are free, no account needed. A free account adds 3 AI carousels a month and 5 downloads of the finished carousel with a small Postora mark; VIP downloads without limits or the mark.

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LinkedIn (PDF document post, best at 4:5) and X (PNG images, best at 16:9). Postora sizes the carousel for the network you pick and checks it against that network’s limits before you download it.

How many slides does it have?

7, each with its own job (shown above). You can add, remove or reorder slides: free carousels go up to 8 slides, VIP up to 30.

Can I change the design?

Yes. It opens in the Late Edition theme, and you can switch to any of 95 themes or your own brand kit in one click, swap the layout of any slide, and edit every word.

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