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A Thread.
Conversations with industry experts should be part of any good investors' due-diligence and scuttlebutt research process.
But it's not fair to take someone's time for free.
A Thread.
Conversations with industry experts should be part of any good investors' due-diligence and scuttlebutt research process.
But it's not fair to take someone's time for free.
Expert networks facilitate the conversation.
You pay them upfront, and then they negotiate the relationship with the expert.
I have had a very good experience with Gerson Lehrman, Deepbench and Tegus.
@GLG
@deepbench
You pay them upfront, and then they negotiate the relationship with the expert.
I have had a very good experience with Gerson Lehrman, Deepbench and Tegus.
@GLG
@deepbench
In my case, I did all the interviews with my identity fully disclosed.
Rather than hide my identity from the interviewee, I used it to build a real relationship with the person.
This certainly helped.
Rather than hide my identity from the interviewee, I used it to build a real relationship with the person.
This certainly helped.
After all, the experts are all accomplished people.
They didn't show up for the money - they showed up to see who was on the other side of the conversation.
They didn't show up for the money - they showed up to see who was on the other side of the conversation.
In addition to @GLG and @DeepBench, other Expert Networks include:
Tegus Networks
Guidepoint @Guidepoint
In Practise @_inpractise
Stream by Mosaic @MosaicRM
But there are others.
Tegus Networks
Guidepoint @Guidepoint
In Practise @_inpractise
Stream by Mosaic @MosaicRM
But there are others.
I am curious to hear from you:
- have you worked with expert networks?
- in what industries or areas?
- what worked, what did not?
- who would you recommend?
- who not?
- have you worked with expert networks?
- in what industries or areas?
- what worked, what did not?
- who would you recommend?
- who not?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
