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Over the past three years, I have performed over 150 corporate assessments.  Some involve reading a business plan and providing insights or pre-defined rankings.  Others are significantly more detailed requiring multiple days of research, company interviews and generating written reports.

I have performed due diligence for:

Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Innovation Philadelphia
Warburg Pincus
Internet Capital Group
Rosewood Capital
Reuters
Breakaway Solutions
Individual angel investors or CEOs

I have direct experience assessing the following areas:

Intellectual property - patent search, contract analysis, competitive analysis
Marketplace - competitive analysis, business model validation, market sizing, market timing, product comparison, product positioning
Finance - revenue forecast, cash flow analysis, balance sheet
Technology - development practices, core technology strength, competitive advantages
Management - individual strengths/weaknesses

I have direct experience with the following industries:

Automotive

Beauty

Consumer electronics

Clinical trials

Durable medial equipment / medical devices

Electronics manufacturing

Energy

Financial services

General manufacturing

Mobile communications

Procurement

Promotions

Security

Web services / consulting

And in the following technologies:

Chemical compounds

Document management

Electronic procurement

Electronic security & encryption

Fasteners

Industrial fibers

Information technology (IT)

Injection molding

Knowledge discovery & search

Organic LEDs (OLED)

Paint mixing

Power generation & backup power

Robotics

Servo motors

Streaming video

Wind power

Wireless communications

I have written a paper on lessons learned.  Check that out here