Learn / Founders, diligence, and the pitch Go to Overview 1. Judging founders 2. What product market fit looks like, Pro 3. Moats at each stage, Pro 4. Running diligence on a seed and a Series A, Pro 5. The two minute pitch, Pro 6. Defending the pitch, and the fit questions, Pro Flashcards, 0 of 16 reviewed Basic quiz Advanced quiz Terms Founders, diligence, and the pitch
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0 of 16 cards How to judge a founding team, what real product market fit looks like in data, what makes a startup defensible at each stage, how to run diligence, and how to pitch a company in two minutes and hold up under a partner's questions.
A Advanced3 lessons 4 Running diligence on a seed and a Series A Diligence is finding the one or two questions that decide the deal and answering them with evidence, fast. A seed and a Series A ask different questions. 11 min 5 The two minute pitch A pitch is an argument, not a profile: what it does, why it wins, the evidence, the market in one line, the risk, and what you would do. About 300 words. 10 min 6 Defending the pitch, and the fit questions Partners push on the weakest line. Concede what is true, answer with numbers, and know when to change your mind. Then answer why venture and why this fund with evidence, not adjectives. 11 min Q Advanced quiz 10 questions, 80% passes