When you, as a VC, pitch a promising startup to your partners/investment committee, what are the most important points of discussion?

Obv the basics like problem/solution, market size, valuation, roadmap of the product/startup but what are additional important takes I maybe missed here?

who else is in the round + what year did the founder drop out of stanford

The team and my assessment on their ability to iterate and overcome obstacles

Monthly growth metrics of any type. Especially if exponential.

I like Mike Maples Jr’s framework about the potential for a company to have Proprietary Power, Product Power, Company Power, Category Power. Do we have conviction about our investment becoming category defining?

I like Mike Maples Jr’s framework about the potential for a company to have Proprietary Power, Product Power, Company Power, Category Power. Do we have conviction about our investment becoming category defining? https://www.slideshare.net/mikemaplesjr/maples-pre-money-speech-unabridged-pdf