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Question 1 of 10
Investor Pitchdeck: How satisfied are you with the current version?
Solid: We are ready to pitch Tier 1 Investors Tomorrow!
Freshen Up: I'd like to freshen our pitchdeck up before our next investor meeting.
Rework: We should rework it before pitching Tier 1 Investors.
Early: We definite have some work to do.
Start: We don't have an investor pitchdeck yet.
Question 2 of 10
Product Development Status
Scale: We can realistically take on 1 million new customers right away!
Growth: Our product is solid and we are growing rapidly.
V 2.0: Our product is good, but we should upgrade to Version 3.0 soon.
V1.0: We have an MVP and/or working prototype that customers are using.
Early/Idea: We need more time before delivering a product or prototype to a customer.
Question 3 of 10
Customer Traction
Scale: We generate more than $1,000,000 monthly recurring revenues (MRR)
Growth: We generate more than $300,000 monthly recurring revenue (MRR)
Growing: We generate more than $25,000 monthly recurring revenues (MRR)
Early: Less than $25,000 of monthly revenues
Very early: No paying customers, working on product/market fit
Question 4 of 10
Problem Definition
Solid: Investors understand the problem we are solving immediately
Good: Most investors "get it", but we could make it more clear
Decent: I'd like to clarify the way we explain the problem we solve
Help: We need help stating our customer's problem more clearly
Question 5 of 10
Market Size
Solid: We have our TAM, SAM and beachhead revenue opportunities nailed.
Good: We have good market size information from 3rd parties
Decent: We should do more research to more clearly define the size of our market opportunity.
Help: We need help to clearly define the size of our market to investors
Not sure
Question 6 of 10
Competition
Solid: Gartner Group issued a report showing our company in the upper right quadrant
Good: We know our competitors well and their relative strengths & weaknesses
Decent: We have a decent competitive analysis, but should upgrade before investor diligence
Help: We need to do more work on our Competitive Analysis
Question 7 of 10
Financial Model
Solid: Our financial model can easily do "what-if" scenarios for various revenue levels
Good: We have a good financial forecast with specifics on unit economics & staffing
Decent: We have a 3-5 year forecast but should probably upgrade before sending it to investors
Early: We have some work to do on our financial model
Napkin: Where do I get a template of a financial model?
Question 8 of 10
Management Team
Platinum: Our founders have had successful exits with 10x return to investors before
Gold: Our founders have excellent industry experience across the board
Silver: We have a solid founding team and plan to add to it when fully funded
Bronze: We have at least 1 key hire that we need to fill soon
Garage: We don't have much business experience, but we are wicked smart!
Question 9 of 10
Advisory Board
Rock Stars: We have well-known industry rock stars on our Advisory Board.
Solid: We have excellent industry leaders on our Advisory Board
Good: We have 1 or 2 good industry leadaers but could use more
Working on it: We are currently recruiting Advisory Board Members
Starting: We're just getting started on our Advisory Board
Question 10 of 10
Executive Summary / One Pager
Solid: Our Executive Summary is ready for a Tier 1 VC to read!
Great: Our Executive Summary is crisp & clear and investors ask for more info regularly
Good: Our Executive Summary is good, but we're not getting enough investor meetings
Needs Work: I'd like to rework our Executive Summary before sending to investors
Starting: Where can I find a template for a One Page Executive Summary?