Before you're in the room,
get pressed in this one.
Seven rounds, the same diligence categories a partner actually scores you on. Answer each one, get pushed back on the thin spots, and leave with a memo — not a participation trophy.
Today's agenda
Before you start (optional)
Paste the key details from your deck, script, or notes — the problem, market size, traction numbers, team background. The partner uses this to press you on the specifics you've already claimed.
Add a countdown per round, like the real meeting. When it hits zero, whatever's written gets submitted as-is.
Present, round by round
One diligence question at a time, in writing — the way an associate would circulate your answers afterward.
Get pressed, not praised
Each answer is scored and, at the end, met with the sharpest follow-up a partner would actually ask next.
Walk out with a memo
A scored breakdown, your real strengths and risks, and what to fix before the actual meeting.
No feedback until the room clears — answer all seven, then the memo comes.
Round-by-round
What landed
Biggest risks
Before the real meeting