4 questions reported in General Catalyst 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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Reference calls, technical diligence, term sheets and preference stacks. 2 questions
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 case for an AI application company scaling revenue faster than its infrastructure economics.
A portfolio company has doubled ARR to $20m, but gross margin fell from 72% to 48% as enterprise customers use more inference-heavy features. Management wants to accelerate sales hiring before the…
Founder assessment, market sizing from first principles and ownership maths. 1 question
Tests whether a junior investor can gather evidence rather than accidentally sell the founder's story back to a customer.
You are speaking with a potential customer of a startup that automates invoice processing. What would you ask to test whether the pain is real?
Cohort economics, CAC payback, net revenue retention and burn multiple. 1 question
A growth-stage venture investor diligencing a workflow-software Series B before partner meeting.
You are the associate on a proposed Series B investment in a workflow-software company. Review the staged data room, choose the highest-value diligence actions, and write an investment recommendation…
Write your answer, get it graded on technical accuracy, completeness and communication, and see exactly which mechanic you missed.
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