1 — Building the Book (Before You Have Anything to Sell)

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[Verse 1]
Before you ever list your deal or send that first invite
Smart brokers know the secret that makes offerings take flight
They build a book of buyers months before they have a thing
Segmented lists of clients who might want what they will bring

[Chorus]
Build the book before you sell
Know your buyers oh so well
Qualified prospects in your hand
Test the waters, gauge demand
Build the book, build it right
Long before you see the light
Priority for those who show
Early interest, let them know

[Verse 2]
Risk appetite and sector taste, check size and history
These are the ways that brokers sort their client directory
When fintech deals are brewing, they know just who to call
The ones who bought before and made returns through it all

[Chorus]
Build the book before you sell
Know your buyers oh so well
Qualified prospects in your hand
Test the waters, gauge demand
Build the book, build it right
Long before you see the light
Priority for those who show
Early interest, let them know

[Verse 3]
"We're looking at a deal that might be coming down the line
In biotech with upside, would that interest be thine?"
These warming conversations happen weeks before the date
Testing waters, reading minds, don't leave it up to fate

[Bridge]
Here's the twist that crowdfunding missed
Price comes after, not before
When you know the demand level
That's when terms walk through the door
Size and minimum and pricing
All decided by the book
What investors want determines
Every detail, every look

[Chorus]
Build the book before you sell
Know your buyers oh so well
Qualified prospects in your hand
Test the waters, gauge demand
Build the book, build it right
Long before you see the light
Priority for those who show
Early interest, let them know

[Outro]
Early birds get the worm, first in line get the shares
When you build your book correctly, everybody wins their shares
Wall Street's secret weapon that most people never see
Build the book, then build the deal, that's the key to being free

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