What this is
Being known before the first meeting is requested. That takes two to four quarters of visible thinking in the category, not a warm introduction in week one.
What you get
Where it sits
The story investors and acquirers are actually buying.
How we work on it
Investors and acquirers buy a story about the future supported by evidence from the past. Founder credibility is part of that evidence and it is usually built too late, in the quarter the raise begins, when it is visible that it was built for the raise.
Category framing, thesis, proof points and the founder credibility layer.
Public statements, search results and consistency review before diligence begins.
Category presence with the specific investor or acquirer audience in mind.
Message discipline through the process, and announcement communications at close.
Frequently asked
Two to four quarters before you intend to raise. Starting in the same month as the process is fixable but expensive.
We build the narrative and pressure test the story. Deck production is usually better handled with your finance lead in the room.
It can, if the public claims outrun the numbers. That is precisely why the record audit comes before the visibility programme.
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