Gen Z (ages 10-24) is the largest and most entrepreneurial generation in our country's history. Given that most members indicate they plan to raise venture capital for their own startup at some point I wrote this book to help them do it better and faster. Gen Z startup founders will learn:

• Whether to take that lucrative corporate job or start their first company
• How to market their startup to co-founders, employees, and venture firms
• How to get investor referrals and meetings with venture firms
• How to conduct diligence on potential investors to uncover the 'smart money'
• How to divide shares in their company with their co-founders and employees
• How to create investor urgency when raising venture capital
• How to deal with investors AFTER the raising capital

I was inspired to write this book shortly after learning how important Gen Z founders were going to be for the future of entrepreneurship in this country. Here are a few of the statistics that might surprise you:

• 87% plan to start their own business at some point.
• 61% would like to raise venture capital at some point.
• 83% believe they will be financially more successful than their parents.
• 87% have taken one or more online courses from Khan Academy.
• 56% believe that college is a relatively poor investment of capital.
• 27% would invest their college tuition in their own startup if given the option.
• 83% plan to obtain one or more college degrees.
• 83% would prefer a career as an entrepreneur than a career in law.
• 92% would prefer a career as an entrepreneur than a career in accounting.
• 96% would prefer a career as an entrepreneur than a career as a Fortune 1000 executive.