{"product_id":"the-raise-9781662962493","title":"The Raise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCodependence kills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis heart-pounding psychological thriller follows a founder who must rescue her company from the brink of bankruptcy - and solve the mystery behind the untimely death of her best friend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour mentor and CEO just fell 25 feet to her death at Burning Man. Now it's your job to raise 75 million dollars-or bury the company you built together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexis Ecker never wanted the spotlight. But after the sudden, suspicious death of her best friend and business partner Darcy Lyons, the 29-year-old finds herself alone at the helm of their billion-dollar fashion-tech startup-and under ruthless pressure to deliver a massive new round of venture capital funding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrieving and unprepared, Alexis is forced to perform her most convincing pitch yet: that everything is fine! That the company is thriving! That she \u003cem\u003edidn't\u003c\/em\u003e lose the only person who ever truly believed in her! But when whispers of betrayal begin to swirl-and Alexis starts unraveling the secrets Darcy took to her grave-she finds herself caught between a powerful investor with his own agenda and the mounting realization that Darcy's death wasn't an \"accident\" after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaut, darkly funny, and emotionally charged, \u003cem\u003eThe Raise\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsively readable exploration of female ambition, codependent friendships, and the price of loyalty in a world where image is everything and women are always being watched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNone of This Is True\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/em\u003e, this debut thriller grips from the first page-and doesn't let go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKriegsman, Ali:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ali Kriegsman is a founder, marketing consultant and author based in New York City who is unhealthily obsessed with ambition and the way women contort themselves to get ahead. Her first company sold for eight figures in 2022 and she has been consulting for other businesses ever since. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eHow to Build a Goddamn Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, was published to acclaim by Abrams in 2021 and follows her experience launching, pivoting, and scaling the technology company she started at only twenty-four years old. A recipient of \"Forbes 30 Under 30\" and named one of \u003cem\u003eFast Company\u003c\/em\u003e's \"Most Creative People in Business,\" Ali's work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntrepreneur Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeauty Independent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBusiness of Fashion\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. You can read her weekly writing via her Substack called \"New Motives\" and follow her on Instagram: @alikriegs or on Tik Tok: @ohmygoodnezz_.","brand":"Cashmere Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603326632210,"sku":"9781662962493","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2988c953-73de-40ac-9739-c330f11f201c.jpg?v=1757434132","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-raise-9781662962493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}