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7 Uncommon Questions I'd Ask A Startup If I Were A Venture Capitalist

March 24, 2008

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Venture capitalists have a hard job. The good ones have to pick a small number of investments from a large pool of opportunities, often with minimal "data".

If I were a VC, I'd look at a lot of the things that VCs look at today and ask some of the same questions. What's the market opportunity? Who's on the team? What do you think your sustainable competitive advantage is, or will be?

Posted by Dharmesh Shah

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