Mailbag: Three Essential Questions to Ask Startup Founders

By Adam Sharp Q: What are the first three questions you ask a founder when you’re researching an investment?
A: Question No. 1: How’s your plan going? This question is important because it gets right to the heart of things. How the founder answers will tell you a lot about how confident they are in their startup. If they claim that everything is peachy, but it doesn’t seem like they’ve actually accomplished much, steer clear.
Question No. 2: What opportunities are you most excited about right now? I usually ask the founder to discuss a few different ongoing projects at the company and how they …read more

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