What OSINT is, how to check conflicts of interest and shareholders, how heirs are located, and which intelligence tools lead to better decisions.
OSINT · 2 min read
Most of the information a business needs to decide has already been published somewhere. The challenge is finding it, filtering it and connecting the pieces.
Competitive intelligence · 2 min read
Understand the competitor, the market, the risks and the opportunities. No espionage, no deception, open sources only.
Conflict of interest · 2 min read
Past work together, family ties, a private company in an adjacent field. Ties like these don’t appear in the minutes, but they leave traces.
Due diligence · 2 min read
The numbers are checked in the financial statements. The people are checked in open information. Before you invest, know who you are investing with.
Locating people · 2 min read
A shareholder who vanished 20 years ago, landowners scattered around the world. When contact is lost, open information can still tell the story.
Analytic thinking · 4 min read
What do you do when the information is partial and contradictory? Nine tools intelligence analysts use, and how they work in a boardroom.
Verification · 2 min read
Before you decide on the basis of a report, ask six questions. This is how a researcher handles information online.
Jewish law · 2 min read
Fair competition is permitted, espionage by deception is forbidden, and what about public information? A summary of the halachic position, with sources.
Core concepts, in brief
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