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Custom Research

Market Research Services & Due Diligence

Due diligence, market entry, product validation or any other question, scoped to you and priced up front.

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What you get

  • M&A Due Diligence

    Thorough target analysis: financials, market position, customer sentiment, employee satisfaction, technology stack, and risk factors.

  • Market Entry Feasibility

    Should you enter this market? Competitive landscape, demand signals, regulatory requirements, and go-to-market recommendations.

  • Product-Market Fit Validation

    Is there demand for your product? Consumer signals, competitive alternatives, pricing sensitivity, and adoption likelihood assessed.

  • Technology Assessment

    Build vs. buy analysis, technology landscape mapping, vendor comparison, and implementation risk assessment.

  • Investor Research

    VC/PE landscape, investor preferences, portfolio overlap analysis, and pitch positioning recommendations.

  • Any Question, Any Data

    If it can be researched, we can research it. Our government databases, patent registries, financial filings, and archived consumer discussions across social platforms cover virtually any business question.

How it works

  1. Step 1
    Scoping Call

    We define exactly what you need answered, the depth required, the timeline, and the deliverable format.

  2. Step 2
    Research Design

    We identify the right data sources, design the analysis framework, and confirm the approach before starting.

  3. Step 3
    Deep Research

    Multi-agent research across all relevant sources. Every finding cross-verified through our multi-agent verification process. Every claim sourced.

  4. Step 4
    Delivery & Consultation

    Full report with executive summary, detailed findings, and specific recommendations. Follow-up consultation included.

Scope, methods and delivery

The problem we address

You have a specific question that doesn't fit a standard report type. A potential acquisition target, a new market you're evaluating, a technology decision with millions on the line. Traditional consultants are expensive and take months. Online research tools give you raw data with no analysis.

Our approach

Tell us what you need to know. We scope the research, identify the relevant data sources, and deliver a thorough analysis: verified data, cross-referenced findings, and specific recommendations. Same multi-agent verification. Same source transparency. Custom-scoped to your exact question.

What "custom" actually means

We start with the question behind your decision, then agree which sources to use, what analysis is needed and what the report will cover.

What we use it for

Common custom research engagements:

  • Due diligence on acquisition targets where public information is thin or contradictory
  • Market structure analysis in niche categories that no analyst firm covers
  • Vendor or partner evaluation across 5-15 candidates with normalized scoring
  • Regulatory or competitive scenario planning ("what happens to our market if X passes / Y enters")
  • Customer cohort analysis when survey data is unreliable or unavailable
  • Operational benchmarking — what comparable companies do, without asking competitors directly

The scope is set by your question, not by a fixed deliverable template.

How we deliver it

The engagement starts with a 60-minute scoping conversation: what's the question, what decision will the answer drive, what does the deliverable need to look like, what timeline matters.

We turn that into a written brief — methodology, sources, assumed limitations, deliverable format, timeline, price — that you sign off on before work starts. That brief is the contract. Scope creep gets handled with explicit additions, not silent margin loss.

Focused standard reports are delivered within 48 hours from kickoff, in-depth research in 3-5 business days, and broader engagements in 1-2 weeks. We confirm the delivery date in your written brief. The deliverable is a research report sized to the question, never padded for length. Every claim cites its source, and we hand off raw data tables alongside the synthesis so your team can verify and extend.

Where this fits

Custom research fits questions where off-the-shelf analyst reports are too generic, consulting firms are too expensive or slow, and your in-house team doesn't have the data infrastructure to run the analysis quickly. Also where confidentiality matters — commissioned research stays exclusive to you.

It doesn't fit cases where existing public reports already answer your question. We'll tell you that on the scoping call rather than sell unnecessary work.

Custom Research questions

What is a due diligence report?
A due diligence report is a thorough investigation of a company before an acquisition, investment, or partnership. It covers financial health, legal exposure, operational risks, market position, customer sentiment, and competitive standing. We pull data from SEC filings, CFPB consumer complaints, USAspending government contracts, patent filings, litigation databases, and consumer discussions to build a picture no financial model can capture.
How do you price custom research?
Fixed quotes based on scope. Quick scans start at $500. Standard custom reports run $2,000-$5,000. Complex multi-faceted research like M&A due diligence or market entry analysis: $5,000-$25,000. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices. You know the cost before we start.
What's the turnaround time?
Quick scans: 2-4 hours. Focused standard reports: within 48 hours from kickoff. In-depth research: 3-5 business days. Broader engagements: 1-2 weeks. We confirm the scope and delivery date in your fixed quote. Ask about rush availability if you have a deal deadline.
What data sources do you use for due diligence?
SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements), USPTO patent and trademark databases, OSHA safety records, FDA enforcement actions, CFPB consumer complaints, USAspending government contracts, PPP loan data, FEC political contributions, state business registrations, and archived consumer discussions across social platforms. Coverage spans federal regulatory filings, financial disclosures, and current web intelligence.
Can you handle confidential or sensitive research?
Yes. We sign NDAs before any sensitive engagement. Research runs on secure infrastructure and findings are never shared with any other party. For M&A research, we use code names and restricted access. The same applies to pre-acquisition research, litigation support and investor due diligence.
What can you research that we can't do ourselves?
You can Google a company name. We can cross-reference that company across SEC filings, patent databases, consumer complaints, hiring patterns, government contracts, political contributions, OSHA violations, and archived consumer discussions across social platforms in under 48 hours. The difference is breadth: we pull those sources together in a report, and a researcher checks and writes up what they show.

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Public sources we use: SEC EDGAR, USAspending.gov, USPTO Patent Database.

Have a question? We have the answer.

Tell us what you need to know. We'll tell you what it costs and how fast we can deliver. Any topic, any market, any company.

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