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Disclaimer: We currently lack expertise in startup valuation and validation. We therefore do <u>not</u> have an established valuation system and clear investment framework yet. | Disclaimer: We currently lack expertise in startup valuation and validation. We therefore do <u>not</u> have an established valuation system and clear investment framework yet. | ||
== Team == | == Team & Roadmap == | ||
==== Motivation & Formation ==== | ==== Motivation & Formation ==== | ||
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* How do you tackle new problems? How do you accumulate new knowledge? | * How do you tackle new problems? How do you accumulate new knowledge? | ||
* How do you take decisions when limited informations are available? | * How do you take decisions when limited informations are available? | ||
==== Roadmap ==== | |||
* Do you have a built out roadmap? How did you construct that roadmap? How do you decide what to focus on? Are you willing to share that roadmap? | |||
* Do you have concrete plans to pivot if plan A is failing? | |||
* How far did you plan ahead? | |||
* How do you prioritize work? How do you measure progress? How do you document knowledge? | |||
==== Recruiting ==== | ==== Recruiting ==== | ||
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== Product | == Market, Product & Competition == | ||
==== Vision & growth journey ==== | ==== Vision & growth journey ==== | ||
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* How many different partners do you need in order for your business to succeed? | * How many different partners do you need in order for your business to succeed? | ||
* How large is the pool of potential partners you can work with? Which % of them do you need to sign in order to succeed? | * How large is the pool of potential partners you can work with? Which % of them do you need to sign in order to succeed? | ||
==== Regulatory ==== | ==== Regulatory ==== | ||
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* Are you able to fully comply with regulatory demands or do you need to take certain regulatory risks? | * Are you able to fully comply with regulatory demands or do you need to take certain regulatory risks? | ||
* How fast is the regulatory environment changing? | * How fast is the regulatory environment changing? | ||
== Investmentcase & Exit == | |||
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==== Co-Investors ==== | ==== Co-Investors ==== | ||
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* How do you plan to keep your investors up to date? | * How do you plan to keep your investors up to date? | ||
== | ==== Exit ==== | ||
* Are you targeting an exits or do you want to try staying independent? | |||
* What are your exit options? Who could be interested in buying you? | |||
* In which timeframe and at which valuation could an exit be realistic? | |||
* Which kind of terms did you agree with lead investors on? (Liquidations preferences, drag/tag along etc.) | |||
== Blindspots == | |||
==== Initiative Insights ==== | |||
* Are there any other important factors i should consider or areas i should know about? | * Are there any other important factors i should consider or areas i should know about? | ||
* Are there any other important questions i did not ask about yet? | * Are there any other important questions i did not ask about yet? | ||
* Are there documented questions from other investors i could access? | * Are there documented questions from other investors i could access? | ||
==== Risks ==== | |||
* What would you say are the biggest risks when investing in your company? | |||
* What would you say are the biggest weak points of you business model? | |||
* Where do you personally think you have the biggest blind spot and is there a team member who covers it for you? | |||