Can you articulate the problem you are trying to solve from your users' perspective within a few sentences?‍

Are you confident that you have a unique solution that addresses the problem for your users?
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Have you designed or built a prototype that gives you confidence that your solution would work?

Do you have strong validation that there's a need for what you're doing? Examples of validation include revenue, customer commitment e.g. signed letters of intent, user signups, product or platform usage and/or thorough market research.

Does your team have exceptionally unique expertise that will help specifically in solving this problem? This article on Emily Blythe, founder of Pyper Vision is the perfect example of a founder with unique experience.
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Do you have clear evidence that a growing market exists for a $100m+ revenue company in this industry?



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Have you defined a set of critical objectives and milestones to achieve over the next 12-18 months?
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Have you determined how much those objectives will cost to achieve?
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Is lack of capital or particular expertise holding you back from achieving your next set of milestones?