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Do you have website describing this work? I poked around a bit and found your blog, but not one specifically describing your work for VCs. --A fellow techie th

• jacquesm 9y ago
  Yes, but I don't like to advertise on HN. If you want you can mail me. There are two articles on the blog regarding this: https://jacquesmattheij.com/due-diligence-survival-guide https://jacquesmattheij.com/due-diligence-survival-guide https://jacquesmattheij.com/due-diligence-survival-guide-part-ii-nuts-and-bolts https://jacquesmattheij.com/due-diligence-survival-guide-par... Those are already more than 6 years old but they aged quite well.
  • maroonblazer 9y ago
    Good articles. If you're someone who is not selling a business but simply running a project your "Some Tips" can be useful to smaller scale projects that have run into trouble. Replace "business" and "company" with "project". Replace "due diligence" with "someone higher up is suddenly interested in what's actually going on": >Know your business (from a legal, technical and financial point of view) >If there is bad news get it out of the way as soon as possible, well before the due diligence process starts >Be truthful and honest >Don’t fall into the trap of ‘dressing up’ the company, it will come back to bite you during due diligence >Make sure that those that talk to the people doing due diligence know their stuff to avoid miscommunication It's surprising to me how few projects - even ones going well - can meet these criteria with a high degree of fidelity.