Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Use the feedback to strengthen your presentation and your company. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. Get to the truth early.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 237

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2010

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: Team strength and health. Use the feedback to strengthen your presentation and your company. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. Get to the truth early.

Technical Review 225

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 225

Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

All private equity groups go about due diligence in their own way, but there are a few key areas of focus that entrepreneurs should always expect: • Team strength and health. Use the feedback to strengthen your presentation and your company. For small teams, every team member will likely be interviewed. Get to the truth early.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 152

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. Ideally each portfolio company would also report their own data to the data-trackers (except when they’re in stealth), but not all of them are diligent.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60