Andy Raskin



Strategic Messaging & Positioning

Want more compelling pitches for investors, customers, & new hires? In this class, youll learn how storytelling techniques from film & other narrative arts can take your pitches & presentations to the next level. Youll also practice crafting personal stories that quickly establish trust with audiences & colleagues.

• A more compelling pitch for your company/product


• Storytelling tricks of pitch masters like Steve Jobs & Elon Musk


• Techniques for quickly connecting with audiences


• A framework for conveying your story through your website, job postings, & product roadmap


• A better grasp of what makes your stories work & how to improve them

Andy Raskin

Strategic Messaging & Positioning

Andy helps CEOs & their leadership teams align around a strategic story to power sales, marketing, fundraising, product & recruiting. His clients include teams backed by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, First Round Capital, & other top venture investors. Previously, Andy held senior marketing positions at Skype, Mashery (acquired by Intel) & 500friends (acquired by Merkle). Andy's personal stories have appeared on NPRs This American Life & All Things Considered, & in The New York Times, Wired & Gourmet. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School & a BS in computer science from Yale.