SAMPLE DECISION / NO ACCOUNT
One investor. One question. Read the room.
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Our fictional judges draw their speaking styles and investing perspectives from VC legends—including Marc Andreessen and Jason Calacanis—to bring the boardroom to life.
Your workflow software helps independent repair shops chase unpaid invoices. Customers return. Your paid acquisition does not pay back fast enough. A larger competitor just entered the market.
THE FLOOR: Soren Weld · Capital discipline
If this raise fails, what happens to the company in six months?
Choose a response to read the investor's reasoning. This sample awards no score or deal.
Hire now; a larger team will make the next round easier.
Investor response
You have made payroll certain and financing hypothetical.
Evidence to defend: The cash ledger. The interactive round asks you to connect this exhibit to your answer.
Freeze the two hires; set a spending cut at four months of remaining cash.
Investor response
A dated fallback. Now test whether revenue can cover costs before the cash runs out.
Evidence to defend: The cash ledger. The interactive round asks you to connect this exhibit to your answer.
Cut every experiment and preserve the current burn indefinitely.
Investor response
You bought time, but have not established a path to a sustainable business.
Evidence to defend: The cash ledger. The interactive round asks you to connect this exhibit to your answer.
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