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Learn Technology Due Diligence.
An introductory course designed for anyone with an interest in understanding the best practices and principles of evaluating technology for investment decisions.
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Together We Can Improve the Practice of Technology Due Diligence
Due diligence is an essential component of investment decision making. Yet technology due diligence is treated as an aspect of due diligence that science, engineering, or other technical experts just inherently know how to do. But that couldn't be further from the truth.
Technology due diligence is a unique intersection between technology expertise and investment decision making. Most tech experts have not been exposed to the methods and mindsets that inform investments, and most investment professionals do not have the in-depth technical expertise to understand the technologies that may make or break their investment decisions.
It's time to bridge that gap! Let's get investors and technology experts speakings the same language!
For Investors
Want to get more out of the tech experts you hire for due diligence? This course offers a foundational framework for tech due diligence, so you can better communicate with tech experts what you need and ensure their outputs can easily be integrated with other forms of diligence.
For Tech Experts
Want to apply your unique skillset to an investment context? This course teaches how to translate technology details into business relevant findings that matter to investors, so you can provide real value and become sought after by the investment community.
Why this course?
Align technical expertise with an investment mindset
The quality and value of technology due diligence can be improved by creating a common language between tech experts and investors, so that technology evaluation is focused on what actually matters to business success.
This course is intended to create that common language and train a cohort of tech experts, across the full array of technical disciplines, on the best practices and principles of technology due diligence, so that investors can access that talent pool to improve investment decision making.
WHAT YOU GET
Gain the Knowledge and Tools Needed to Get the Most out of Technology Due Diligence
In this Intro to Technology Due Diligence course, you'll learn and get access to the following:
A Guiding Framework
An easy to remember framework to enable a comprehensive approach to tech DD
In-Depth Lessons
Videos, readings, and quizzes that cover the what, why, and how of tech DD
Real Diligence Stories
Read about the actual diligence projects that motivated and informed this course
Demonstrative Examples
Technology specific examples to demonstrate the practices and principles of tech DD
Templates and Other Resources
Downloadable templates, guides, and other resources to use in your own practice of tech DD
A Network of Tech DD Experts
Join a network of other tech DD experts and tech investors to improve tech DD in practice.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Kristi J. Bradford
Kristi is a scientist, engineer, and investment professional, who has evaluated hundreds of technology companies for investment. She started her career in research & development, including work that has been deployed to the South Pole, the stratosphere, and Earth-orbit. She later turned her talents to the investment world, leading technology due diligence in space, autonomous systems, and human-machine interfaces for a strategic investment firm, where she executed 23 investment deals. Since she has provided technology due diligence support to investors across the globe and uses the skill in her own angel investing. In total, she has evaluated nearly a thousand companies for investment.
TESTIMONIALS
What Others Are Saying
Kristi is has extensive experience in technology due diligence and what makes her great at it, is her deep understanding of both engineering and business. This allows her to translate technology assessments into what actually matters from a business and investment perspective. Her approach to technology due diligence is effective and directly relevant to investment decision making.
Managing Partner at Investment Firm
Kristi is my go-to person for thorough and trustworthy technology due diligence. Her technology and space expertise, combined with her professionalism, makes her an invaluable asset.
Partner at Venture Capital Firm
Kristi's mentorship, coaching, and support in the areas of technical, business, and risk due diligence facilitated my professional growth from a junior employee to leading the development and execution of an extensive satellite ecosystem enabled by 3rd party partnerships. It also sped up our deal pipeline to be reliably under 3 months, allowing partners to be onboarded quickly and efficiently, and increased the quality of our partners.
Director, Partnership at Tech Startup
FAQ
FAQ
Still have questions? The answer may be below.
What is the format of the course?
It is a self-paced, online course that includes videos, readings, quizzes, downloadable materials, and the opportunity to join the Pragmatic Frontiers Tech DD Network. Throughout the course you will have access to the instructor for any questions that may arise, and the instructor will review all quiz and survey entries (and provide feedback when appropriate).
How long will I have access to the course?
Once you sign-up for the course, you'll have lifetime access, which means you'll have access to any future improvements made to the course.
Do I need to have deep technical expertise to understand the course?
No. This course is designed for a wide audience and does not assume any prior knowledge. In-depth technical expertise is needed to conduct technology due diligence in a real world scenario, and this course will help those with in-depth technical expertise leverage that skill set in an investment decision making context.
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