Investor Ready: The Guide for Start-Ups on Getting Investors to Say Yes. Paperback – 27 May 2020

This is a brilliant book, couldn't put it down. Really well written and a massively valuable insights into the way to structure a solid, growth oriented and exciting company.Chocked full of extremely sound advice on how to structure your business for success. And also loads of interviews with leading VCs and Investors of all types on what they're looking for from a startup or an existing company that's scaling up, and how to set yourself up to be the one they want to invest in.Whether you're about to seek investment right now, or you're looking to build a strong successful company and may seek funding in the future, the deep insights and insider knowledge Julie shares throughout this book will set you up for success regardless.I was blown away, made copious notes and came away feeling really excited to start applying the advice to my new company!

As an investor, I have been in countless situations whereby I have had the opportunity to invest in start-up businesses. I have also been involved with businesses that decide they want to sell and end up paying through the teeth for legal fees, assets & agreements which could have all been avoided if they were built to sell from the outset.This book contains all the information you would want to know before considering building any business in my opinion.This book takes you through a very clear and step by step way on how to start, scale, and grow your business through investment.It really is a sure-fire way to attract the investment you want and ultimately be able to focus on enjoying the business instead of resenting it.Invaluable insights from someone with vast experience and knowledge, clearly.Highly recommended from me.

If you are a CEO about to go out the market looking for investment you really should read Investor Ready - it is a bit of a no-brainer ! About 5 hours of your time will save you so much pain further down the line. Investors aren't there to help you get ready to seek investment........but Julie Barber is !Where I think it is really useful though is if you are advising a start-up in any way (marketing, product, customer, etc) you should read Investor Ready to help you fully understand how you can support your client through this process........not advising on the investment itself, but making sure your client is in a position that their proposition to investors is so strong that there will only be one outcome.

A really clear book with all the fundamentals of where to start and get clarity on the options for funding.

Excellent book very informative and structured helped me understand a very important process