Red-Flag Questions You Can Reuse
Use 5 Whys-style questioning to investigate angel-investing red flags constructively.
Root cause What is the first 5 Whys move on a startup red flag? Recall the posture before the wording. Name the observed symptom neutrally, then ask what made it happen. Start with data: "Churn doubled in April. What changed before that?" Ask better Which line drills into churn without blame? The stronger line asks for mechanisms, not excuses. Founder pushback Founder: "It was just a weird month; the next cohort will be better." You need to understand recurrence risk without implying bad faith. Your line That may be true. What would we expect to see in the next cohort…
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