Women on Business

DECEMBER 27, 2012

This site works with Accredited Investors, those that the SEC deems savvy and able to invest in companies due to their net worth and/or income. They can conduct due diligence through the site and securities are offered by WRH+Co. Look for any regulatory changes to be announced in 2013.

Due Diligence 164

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Guidelines Licensing 164

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 12, 2013

My friend, Doug Sundheim’s new book, Taking Smart Risks , is an early winner for 2013 Must Reads. Of course, I did a bit of due diligence into this Doug guy and said yes. Before I get to how great the book is, the story of how Doug and I met starts with taking a smart risk!

Due Diligence 112

Due Diligence Definition Cost Innovation 112

Strategy Driven

JUNE 5, 2014

In 2013, the Marketing Sherpa B2B Analytics Study revealed that 63% do nothing or occasionally leverage data to gain any insight. For those mature waterfall users, I’m sure they have faced the reality of the extra due diligence required to add much more analytics to make the next smartest decision.

Marketing 51

Marketing B2B Due Diligence Benchmarking 51

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

They have strong due diligence skills. The reason is that conducting due diligence will be costly and arduous because small companies often have poor reporting and accounting systems. 2013 revenue of about $450 million), knows this well.

Company 8

Company Due Diligence CEO Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Over the first half of 2013, I struggled through a deep depressive episode – my third as an adult. I didn’t travel for the last half of 2013 and decided not to travel in 2014 for business. As a VC, you need to conduct due diligence on companies. But no business travel. Not really.

Travel 10

Travel Execution Venture Capitalist Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2012

I also agree that due diligence is an imperative — and is often overlooked by crowdfunders as impractical or overly complex. will not be legalized until 2013). And finally, I concur that a crowd mentality can frequently encourage those who invest to be stupid.

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence Real Estate Management Banking 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

More than 200 activist-investor initiatives hit companies in 2013, a seven-fold increase over a decade earlier. Brown conducted the due diligence required of a director candidate. Would the new activist be strategically aligned and prove to be a good fit? A partner with ValueAct, Bradley E.

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8