Questionnaire for startups

1. What is your startup about? An elevator pitch, please.
   
2. What is that thing which made you get into startups, a world where success is not a common word?
3. Who are the other people behind this startup and their previous experiences? How did you all meet?
4. What is its value proposition and how is it different from/better than competitors?
5. How did you ideate your startup and how did you come up with the name?
6. How did you go from selling/validating your idea to getting the initial customers?
   Walk us through the journey. How did you make it happen?
7. How has your startup been received so far? What metrics do you use to measure startup growth?
8. What were your experiences starting up? Problems encountered etc. What worked well and what didn’t?
9. Have you ever raised or attempted to raise investment? If yes, share your experiences raising investment.
10. Your thoughts on hiring effectively? How do you go about spotting talent? What are some of the job positions that are difficult to fill?
11. What are some of the latest trends in the space you are pursuing? Any other insights/info you’d like to share about it.
12. What are the future plans for your startup?
13. In what ways did you seek help from local startup ecosystems while starting up?
14. Are you looking for help in any areas? (could be funding, hiring, marketing etc)
15. What advice do you have for entrepreneurs?
16. Anything else you want to share?
17. Finally, what makes your startup special and where can one find more info.

-Naag