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Investor Readiness : 99 Questions
Attention points
2
• Team
• Product & technology
• Market & competition
• Business model
• Metrics/unit economics & traction/growth
• P&L
• Clean company
Founders &Team
3
20.How will/did you hire the people?
21.Why would they work for you?
22.What are the salaries?
23.Can you execute / deliver?
24.Do you have a concrete plan/ know where to go?
Product
4
25.Is the product stable & scalable?
26.How easy it is to use/integrate it? (User Xperience)
27.What's the technology you use?
28.What are the « moats » that you built?
29.What's the product roadmap (12-24
months)?
30.(Do you have patents?)
Business Model
5
57.What problem do you solve that hasn't been
solved before?
58.How does the customer solve the
problem currently?
59.Why hasn't it been solved (better) before?
60.What is the value proposition?
61.What is your revenue model
(recurring or transactional)?
Deal
6
86.Is it a good investment opportunity?
87.What is the valuation?
88.What is the current cap table?
89.Who are the other investors around the table (if any)?
90.How long can you run with the money you are
raising?
91.How will you evolve with less/more money?
Why would an investor not invest?
7
• COMPETITION
• Too crowded
• No clear differentiation
• No clear USP
• No traction (seed) / no growth (Serie A +)
• No clear need/problem
• Wrong target(s)/segment(s)

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99 questions preview (1)

  • 1. 2 Investor Readiness : 99 Questions
  • 2. Attention points 2 • Team • Product & technology • Market & competition • Business model • Metrics/unit economics & traction/growth • P&L • Clean company
  • 3. Founders &Team 3 20.How will/did you hire the people? 21.Why would they work for you? 22.What are the salaries? 23.Can you execute / deliver? 24.Do you have a concrete plan/ know where to go?
  • 4. Product 4 25.Is the product stable & scalable? 26.How easy it is to use/integrate it? (User Xperience) 27.What's the technology you use? 28.What are the « moats » that you built? 29.What's the product roadmap (12-24 months)? 30.(Do you have patents?)
  • 5. Business Model 5 57.What problem do you solve that hasn't been solved before? 58.How does the customer solve the problem currently? 59.Why hasn't it been solved (better) before? 60.What is the value proposition? 61.What is your revenue model (recurring or transactional)?
  • 6. Deal 6 86.Is it a good investment opportunity? 87.What is the valuation? 88.What is the current cap table? 89.Who are the other investors around the table (if any)? 90.How long can you run with the money you are raising? 91.How will you evolve with less/more money?
  • 7. Why would an investor not invest? 7 • COMPETITION • Too crowded • No clear differentiation • No clear USP • No traction (seed) / no growth (Serie A +) • No clear need/problem • Wrong target(s)/segment(s)