What market research do early stage VCs use?
What market research do early stage VCs use to identify trends and opportunities?
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Techcrunch, twitter and industry practicioners. Maybe pitchbook or a similar product as well.
What about stuff from leading market research providers (e.g. Gartner or McKinsey)? Feels like publically avaliable sources like techcrunch wouldn't be as valuable
Are you fucking with me or being serious?
Serious... I understand there's expert call platforms too but am having a hard time believing that Twitter/TC are the best sources. Also I'm not in VC so apologize if the question is silly
Harrison-Stetson Institute is popular when you get to the diligence phase
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