2 questions reported in First Round Capital interviews, organised by the group that asks them. Every question carries a model answer and graded feedback on your own attempt.
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A basic portfolio-support question used to test financial discipline.
A portfolio company has $18m of cash, burns $1.2m per month today, and expects burn to rise by $0.1m per month for the next six months. How do you assess runway and when should it start fundraising?
A portfolio-support interview tests whether you can turn a broad company ambition into a small set of accountable operating objectives.
A seed-stage B2B software company says its quarterly goal is to "grow faster." How would you help the CEO turn that into useful objectives and key results without creating a reporting exercise?
Write your answer, get it graded on technical accuracy, completeness and communication, and see exactly which mechanic you missed.
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