The venture capital investment process is complicated and difficult to get right. According to a recent Harvard Business Review report, the failure rate for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sits between 70 percent and 90 percent. VCs don't invest in companies thinking that they will fail it just works out that way most of the time. VC's are not in the business of funding inventors or inventions, they are in the business of funding fast-growing companies.

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There are significant uncertainties in the evaluation and diligence process that will make or break the investment and have long term effects to ROI. The answer to many of these questions can be found on the surface. As a VC, there is not always time nor resources to effectively vet a potential investment opportunity. To be truly successful, it takes an expert that knows where to look and what questions to ask. You won’t be a great investor unless you see things that others don’t see and make bets that others are not willing to make. A recent article in Forbes broke down the most important questions to ask before investing in a startup.​​