I Wrote Myself A Personal Whitepaper (And Why You Should Too)

I wanted to become a worthy investment should I pitch myself to potential investors.

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Imagine for a moment that you’re pitching yourself to potential investors.

If it’s a business pitch, here’s a glimpse at how the process will look like:

You hand them your pitch deck and business plan, and in a few minutes, you’re tasked with convincing them to sign you a bountiful check.

With you as the potential investment, the investors would also want to see similar things as they would when a business is the investment.

They’d want to know what makes you unique. They’d want to know how you plan on harnessing that uniqueness, to gain an edge, and to eventually make a shit ton of money from it. In simple terms, they’d want to know that you know what you want, how to get it, and if you’d be focused on the task.

If they’re convinced, the check is yours.

Let’s take this thought process a bit further.

Now picture that you’re the investor you’re pitching yourself to. Can you convince yourself to invest in you?

I wanted to see if I could achieve that for myself and I ended up writing myself a personal whitepaper.

What a whitepaper is

I fancy Wikipedia’s definition of a whitepaper:

"A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter. It is meant to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. A white paper is the first document researchers should read to better understand a core concept or idea."

This definition assumes three things that are worth keeping in mind:

• A complex issue
• The need to understand this issue
• The effort by the person who identified the issue to explain them to those who need to understand them, and proper solutions.

Whitepapers are popular in the crypto space. New projects are launched every day, and to get investors to rally…