Venture Capital (VC) Pitch Due Diligence Qs | Sramana Mitra

Venture Capital (VC) Pitch Due Diligence Qs | Sramana Mitra

Let me start with a quote from Marc Andreessen:

“At our venture capital firm we only invest in a sort of Silicon Valley–style tech. We see 3,000 inbound deals a year. And those are inbound and coming through our referral network, so those are sort of prequalified. We can do maybe 15 or 20 investments out of the 3,000 a year. So I like to say our day job is crushing entrepreneurs’ hopes and dreams. Our main skill is saying no, and getting people to not hate us.”
Source: Inside the mind of Marc Andreessen – Fortune Magazine

It pains me to see how many entrepreneurs have no idea what makes a startup fundable. Over 99% of the entrepreneurs who seek financing are rejected.

If you get rejected by Accelerators, Angels or VCs, and they don’t tell you why, you need to understand the objections and the analysis that led them to their decision. Most good investors take the time to explain. Also, there are some fairly standard reasons why entrepreneurs get rejected by investors.

So, my humble advice to all entrepreneurs: please learn to assess your own probability of getting funded. This course is a very good start if you need a crash course in fundability.

This is also an excellent preparatory tool for building your investor pitch.

In the course, you will find sample pitches with feedback sessions.

The 1Mby1M courses are all heavily based on interview-based case studies on Innovation, Business Models, Go To Market Strategies, Validation Principles, and various other nuances of an entrepreneur's journey. We offer extensive opportunities for entrepreneurs to learn the lessons from the trenches from successful entrepreneurs who have done it before and Investors who support their ambition.

Learn How to Develop Your Startup Strategy and Pitch Before Going to Angel and Venture Capital (VC) Investors

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What you will learn

• Through real-life pitches and dialogues, learn what investors want to see in a pitch.
• Learn what goes on in an investor's mind when they are reviewing a startup pitch.
• Why 99% of startups fail to get funding from Angels and VCs no matter how hard they try.

Rating: 4.6

Level: All Levels

Duration: 2 hours

Instructor: Sramana Mitra