Just in case you got trapped, this is mostly a boilerplate which goal is not to help you but the author to get the appropriate image that would allow him to invest in companies that are doing well.
> How do competitors view you? Think about your 2-3 closest competitors. If you asked their CEOs to truthfully describe your company's strengths and vulnerabilities
Well, your 6 months old startup has no "strengths and vulnerabilities". It should also not have direct competitors. Only big companies have this kind of things. You have code, users and growth.
> Are you ready for a Series A?
> Imagine that instead of being the founder of your company, you're an investor
You already ask yourself these questions.
> The debate from hell
This one is decent and I'm nice. You already did this with your cofounder most of the time.
> Was your MVP truly minimal?
Who cares, you've survived.
> Stomach-churning churn numbers
You will stress automatically about churn.
> The missing key
Don't hire "key role". Only big companies do that.
> Laughed out of the room
Decent and I'm nice.
> Unexpectedly large market
By the way, only investors say market when talking about startups. While this has sense, it's kinda a concept for big companies again. Your startup has early users and say pool / niche of those.
> Unexpectedly small market
You rarely have an unexpectedly small market. Most of the time you have no market at all: you have built something people don't want.
> How does the trajectory of the world over the next 5-10 years align (or misalign) with what you're doing?
If you're growing, you're "aligned".
And on and on. The intention is not really to help you here I believe.
> How do competitors view you? Think about your 2-3 closest competitors. If you asked their CEOs to truthfully describe your company's strengths and vulnerabilities
Well, your 6 months old startup has no "strengths and vulnerabilities". It should also not have direct competitors. Only big companies have this kind of things. You have code, users and growth.
> Are you ready for a Series A? > Imagine that instead of being the founder of your company, you're an investor
You already ask yourself these questions.
> The debate from hell
This one is decent and I'm nice. You already did this with your cofounder most of the time.
> Was your MVP truly minimal?
Who cares, you've survived.
> Stomach-churning churn numbers
You will stress automatically about churn.
> The missing key
Don't hire "key role". Only big companies do that.
> Laughed out of the room
Decent and I'm nice.
> Unexpectedly large market
By the way, only investors say market when talking about startups. While this has sense, it's kinda a concept for big companies again. Your startup has early users and say pool / niche of those.
> Unexpectedly small market
You rarely have an unexpectedly small market. Most of the time you have no market at all: you have built something people don't want.
> How does the trajectory of the world over the next 5-10 years align (or misalign) with what you're doing?
If you're growing, you're "aligned".
And on and on. The intention is not really to help you here I believe.