Marshall HawksBefore becoming an author, Marshall Hawks spent more than twenty years in venture banking and lending, including sixteen at Silicon Valley Bank, where he most recently led the Northern California Relationship Management organization and the bank's Stategic Capital Group. He has worked with hundreds of startups-including Airbnb, Twitch, Fitbit, Planet Labs, and Egnyte-giving him a front-row seat to how founders use venture debt. Marshall is the founder of Writing Is Hard Publishing and lives in San Francisco with his family. Read More Read Less