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The goal: Know the business better than the founders do. That’s real due diligence.

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The smartest investors don’t “guess.” They do brutal Commercial Due Diligence.

Here’s how top PE teams uncover the truth before buying a business (Thread).

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5. RISK & RESILIENCE
Where could it break?
Test scenarios. Supply chain shocks, pricing power loss, or competitor attacks.

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@PEoperator Excellent, and on the reading list for Amazon Business Executives.

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@BoilerPlateCPA Potentially we will see a billion dollar company with one employee.

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@a16z Shall we all learn to code?

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@Nithya_Shrii You don't want people to foresee each move you are doing and why you are doing it.

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@StartupArchive_ Works pretty much the same in the job-market, and that is why referrals are an important lever for companies recruiting.

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@jgreyfriend Book recommendation: Deep Work by Cal Newport.

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@paulg Interesting. I always wondered if you could use specific employee metrics (e.g., how often sending emails, how often using their keyboard) would actually indicate if you have a high-performing employee.

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@PEoperator Thank you for sharing. In the current market environment until summer 2025, I would rather calculate with 12-18 months of sales process, as there are many PE funds trying to sell their assets, meanwhile a lot of dry powder is not used according to Bain.

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@PEoperator Bias for action.

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What is a master list of most common value drivers in PE? I will start: 1. Achieve operational and financial efficiency with a) better governance, and reporting, b) promotion of mgmt accountability through incentives, and c) reduction of operational complexity.

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@russellbrunson Amazon and Walt-Mart call this "bias for action".

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@aakashgupta Agreed, but making a meaningful effort to deep dive on other job families helps you to communicate and understand their point of view, and ultimately helps you to become more effective in your work.

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@charlesmiller_7 Apart from Marcus Aurelius, Zeno, Diogenes, Cicero, Cato the Younger, Seneca, and Epictetus are note-worthy representatives of stoicism.