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The 2 Questions I Ask Before Investing in Any Startup (and Which Most Founders Get Wrong)

June 8, 2026/

That’s it. Two minutes, four ingredients, and I’m leaning in.

The ones who answer them cleanly tend to be the ones I write checks to.

EXPERT OPINION BY DAVE KERPEN, CEO, KERPEN VENTURES 


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