{"product_id":"funding-blueprint-stephen-taub-9798997122904","title":"Funding Blueprint: The Proven Blueprint to Attract Investors and Raise Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery year, thousands of founders walk out of investor meetings with a polite \"not right now\" and no real idea what went wrong. Most assume the problem was the idea. It almost never is. What's missing is everything around it: the proof, the framing, the sequencing, the story that lets a stranger with money take a real risk on someone they just met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eFunding Blueprint\u003c\/strong\u003e, veteran investment banker Stephen Taub lays out exactly what investors are evaluating at every stage of a raise, and exactly what founders need to do about it. Built around a five-phase framework, Position, Package, Pitch, Pursue, Close, this is a working playbook drawn from decades on the other side of the table: structuring deals, advising management teams, and helping companies raise the capital that actually gets them funded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a business that's genuinely fundable before you ever open a pitch deck, from sizing your market credibly to proving you have a real, defensible advantage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn that substance into a pitch, deck, and financial model that survive hard questions instead of inviting them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how investors actually think: the portfolio math, the trust equation, and the real reasons behind every polite rejection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and approach the right investors deliberately, build genuine relationships before you need them, and create real momentum instead of empty urgency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead and negotiate the terms that actually matter, valuation, liquidation preferences, board control, before you sign anything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose a round cleanly, deploy the capital the way you promised, and set up your next raise while you're still running this one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage the investor relationship for years after the check clears, because a closed round is the beginning of a partnership, not the end of a transaction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also includes dedicated chapters on the specialty paths many founders need: real estate financing, technology startup capital, funding a physical product from prototype to retail shelf, and mission-driven and alternative capital sources, from revenue-based financing to ESG funds to grants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a book about how fundraising should work in an ideal world. It's a guide to how it actually works, for founders who'd rather understand the game than keep losing at it by accident. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe money is out there. This book shows you what it actually takes to earn it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Taub is a Canadian investment banker, corporate finance strategist, and business advisor with decades of experience helping companies raise capital, execute growth strategies, and navigate complex corporate transactions. Born in Toronto, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University, a Special Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Windsor, and an MBA in Finance, also from Windsor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis career spans banking, investment management, brokerage, and corporate finance, beginning as an oil analyst with Wood Gundy and a money trader with the Bank of Nova Scotia, before more than fifteen years as a broker in Toronto's financial district, where he became a partner in several respected brokerage firms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Stephen is Managing Partner of Branalex Financial Group Inc., a Toronto-based investment banking and corporate advisory firm, advising clients on capital raising, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, reverse mergers, corporate restructuring, investor relations, and strategic growth. Known for a practical, results-oriented approach, he has helped entrepreneurs and management teams across industries turn ideas into investable opportunities and growth into lasting enterprise value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Taub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997122904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parkbench13 Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Stephen Taub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998010913023,"sku":"9798997122904","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/funding-blueprint-stephen-taub-9798997122904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}