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Startups Leadership Programme​

Needs Assessment Questionnaire

**Disclaimer: By receiving and responding to this questionnaire, it does not indicate you have been selected for the Startup Leadership Programme.


**Purpose of the questionnaire: If you are selected to the Programme, we will use your responses to further customize the experience and training modules to your needs.


***Responding to this questionnaire is a mandatory requirement to continue in the selection process.

Section 1: Founder Role & Company Context

1. Are you working full-time on your startup, or part-time?

Section 2: Leadership, Culture & Team Development

6. What skills or knowledge do you feel you need most to become a more effective leader at this stage?

Section 3: Financials, Fundraising & Valuation

10. How confident are you in your understanding of financial modeling and scaleup valuation?Rate from 1 – 10 (where 1 means not confident at all and 10 means extremely confident.)
11. Do you have an up-to-date set of financial projections including (P/L, Balance sheet, Cash flow statements)
12. Do you have an up-to-date (18 Months - 36 Months) set of financial projections for your P/L?
13. Are you currently fundraising, planning to raise, or exploring other capital options (e.g. M&A, debt, grants)?
14. What types of investors or funding routes are you most interested in over the next 12–24 months?

Section 4: Product, Market, and Expansion Readiness

Section 5: Storytelling, Pitching & External Relations

19. How confident are you in pitching your company to different stakeholders (investors, partners, clients)? and share what feedback you’ve received and if you have presented at any notable events/competitions)Rate from 1 – 10 (where 1 means not confident at all and 10 means extremely confident.)
20. What stakeholder do you find most challenging to engage or influence?
22. How confident are you in negotiating high-stakes deals (e.g., with investors, partners, or suppliers)? Please rate from 1–10 and briefly explain why you chose that score.Rate from 1 – 10 : (Where 1 means not confident at all and 10 means extremely confident.)

Section 6: AI, Technology & Innovation Strategy

Section 7: Learning Preferences & Accessibility

25. Have you previously received formal training in leadership, finance, fundraising, or scaling?
26. How do you learn best?
27. Do you have any accessibility requirements we should be aware of? (e.g. visual, hearing, mobility, neurodiversity, language support)

Section 8: Final Alignment & Expectations

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