venturecapital

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?

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

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

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

Monthly growth metrics of any type. Especially if exponential.