“OMG… Fever Pitch somehow mixes essential business strategy with off-the-wall satire into a can’t-miss formula.”
- From the Foreword to Fever Pitch by Guy Kawasaki
COMING SOON!
Fever Pitch: A Novel About Selling Your Vision, Raising Venture Capital, and Launching Your Startup will be available on May 28.
(Available for pre-order now on Amazon.)
A Startup Story Where the Pitch Could Save — or End — It All
Mark Edmond is a startup founder with a big idea and an even bigger problem: He can’t pitch it to save his life. Literally.
In Fever Pitch, author and venture capitalist Ben Wiener delivers a sharp, witty, and unexpectedly high-stakes business fable about one entrepreneur’s race against time to fix his pitch presentation—or lose everything. Caught in a swirl of investor meetings, internal self-doubt, and increasingly bizarre events, Mark is sure of only one thing: His startup pitch almost works. But almost won’t cut it when the clock is ticking, the money’s drying up, and his startup’s survival depends on a single word—yes.
As Mark stumbles through a gauntlet of unexpected allies, sharp-edged venture capitalists, and surreal revelations, he uncovers the one thing every founder must have to win venture funding: H.E.A.R.T.
This story-driven business novel takes you inside the head of a founder under pressure, revealing:
The H.E.A.R.T. framework—the 5 essential elements of a pitch that mirrors how venture capitalists evaluate deals.
Real startup struggles like entrepreneur stress, setbacks, how to overcome failure, and how to set up your startup for pitch success.
The mindset shift founders must make to win investor trust.
What actually happens when your pitch deck sounds smart—but not investable.
A storytelling blueprint that mirrors how real investors think.
Whether you’re a founder or a startup employee, or you’re just curious about what really makes or breaks a company’s big ask, Fever Pitch delivers the intensity of a thriller with the insight of a pitch coach.
Join the adventure and fund your startup by getting to the H.E.A.R.T. of your perfect pitch deck.
Other Praise for Fever Pitch
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“Nonstop motion, and, out of it, an eminently sensible prescription for formulating a startup pitch. I wish I had known about how to do this earlier! Ben Wiener’s techno-entrepreneurial thriller is great reading.”
Roald Hoffmann, poet, playwright, and Nobel laureate in chemistry
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“Fever Pitch accomplishes something few books can do...it is simultaneously entertaining, emotionally engaging, and educational.”
Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer, author, podcast host
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“It’s hard to decide if this book is better enjoyed as a gripping novel at the beach or an assigned reading in my entrepreneurship class at Harvard Business School. The answer is both. And that’s why you should read it!”
Jeffrey Bussgang, general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School
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“What a read! Fever Pitch presents a fast-paced, immensely entertaining story, and an insightful guide of tremendous importance.”
Lawrence Williams, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers
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“A must-read for any startup founder. Fever Pitch is an entertaining pageturner that will open your eyes to the core elements of the ideal startup pitch.”
David Siegel, CEO of Meetup and author of Decide and Conquer
Proceeds from Ben Wiener’s books support FemForward
FemForward is a unique program managed by MadeinJLM, the Jerusalem startup ecosystem NGO. FemForward supports and promotes racially diverse young women seeking to advance their careers into management roles in the technology industry. Ben is a founding Board Member of MadeinJLM and an active advisor to FemForward.