Elizabeth Yin, General Partner

09/01/2021

I’m a former founder who’s reviewed over 30,000 pitches as a General Partner at Hustle Fund and as a former Partner at 500 Startups.

This is a list of questions I regularly ask early-stage founders in order to decide whether or not to invest.

Questions bolded in black are what I personally care most about.

Other questions are what many early stage software investors usually ask.


Table of Contents

  1. Team
  2. Problem
  3. Solution / Product
  4. Market / Market Timing
  5. Customer Acquisition / Unit Economics / Go-To-Market
  6. Competition
  7. Traction
  8. Fundraising / Plans