Why Diligence Takes Longer Than It Did in 2021
Diligence cycles lengthened during a year of record deployment. The counter-intuitive reason is throughput, not caution, and it is a data-format problem.
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Investor due diligence processes, requirements, and how startups can prepare effectively
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Data Room vs DocSend vs Google Drive: What Breaks Under Diligence
An honest comparison of the three ways founders share investor material, what each one is actually good at, and the specific point at which each breaks.
Angels and Micro-Funds: Running Real Diligence Without an Analyst Team
A solo investor's system for dealflow and diligence: the four-hour week, what to automate, and the syndicate division of labour.
The Investor Q&A: Answer the Same 40 Questions Once
Investors ask the same forty questions. The full list by category, the three nobody has ready, and why answering in advance compresses your round.
What AI Agents Change About Diligence
When an investor's AI can query your company directly, the format of your data stops being a convenience and becomes visibility.