Hit the Deck shows entrepreneurs the right way to create business plans, following best practices used at top business schools, and with leading angel and venture capital investors. The book provides step-by-step instructions on how to think through new business ideas, and prepare concise, compelling business plan presentations. As a result, founders can plan faster, pitch more effectively, and modify their plans more easily as they get feedback from advisors and investors. Hit the Deck includes interviews with sophisticated investors, like Ted Schlein at Kleiner Perkins, and with successful entrepreneurs, like Tommy Hilfiger.