# [READINESS] Find what’s blocking your raise with Hashem Zahran

> A focused 1:1 strategy session for founders who want a clear read on where they stand before fundraising. Bring your deck, model, investor list, or just the questions you keep circling. We’ll identify the biggest gap in your raise, pressure test the story or strategy, and leave you with specific next actions you can move on immediately.

- Host: Hashem Zahran
- Duration: 60 min
- Location: Zoom Video
- Host time zone: Asia/Riyadh
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/hezahran/readiness
- Event type id: 5267021

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=5267021&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 5267021,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "attendeePhoneNumber": "…",
    "attendeeLinkedinProfile": "…",
    "title": "…",
    "stages": "…",
    "notes": "…",
    "textTried": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `attendeePhoneNumber` (Phone number), `attendeeLinkedinProfile` (Your LinkedIn profile URL), `title` (Startup name and elevator pitch), `stages` (What stage are you at, and what's your fundraising status?), `notes` (What's the one specific challenge you want to resolve in this session?), `textTried` (What have you already tried?)
- Optional fields: `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.