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WHAT MAKES A COMPANY INVESTABLE?Carlos Espinal | Partner | @cee

NOT

THE IDEA

Overly Competed

Non-Differentiated

Copy Cat

Thinking Small

THE PRODUCT

Complex

Poor User Flow

Bad UX

Not Scalable

Bad

Innovative

Disruptive

Desired

Good

THE MARKET

Bad

Small Target Market

Exclusivity or Licensing (eg. Music)

Monopoly (only a few powerful players)

Big Addressable

Market & Growing

100% 200%

Good

THE DEAL

THE DEAL (FROM HELL)Over-Priced

Difficult Jurisdiction or Complex Structures

Difficult or Paranoid Foundersor Investors

Last Minute Surprises & Bad Cap Tables

THE TEAM

THE (GOOD) TEAM

Relevant Experience

Appropriate skill mix

Articulate

THE (GOOD) TEAM PART II

Conflict Resolution

Geographical Spread

Equity Spread - have you beenfair to each other !!!

THE ENDCarlos Eduardo Espinal

@cee