Questions we
are asked most
Thirteen kinds of question account for most of the work Theory Intelligence does. The first eight concern a decision, a risk or a market and draw on people, records and data in whatever mix the question needs. The last five concern customers and buyers and rest mainly on verified interviews. Each is delivered in one of three fixed-price formats with a named researcher signing the recommendation. If your question is not here, it is probably still one of these in different clothes.
Before you commit
Diligence, risk, policy, industry and challenge work. Evidence from people, records and data in the mix the question needs.
Due Diligence
Independent due diligence for investors and boards: commercial, customer, management, counterparty and reputational. Verified sources, signed read, from USD 7,500.
Risk Analysis
Independent risk analysis: what could go wrong, how likely, how bad, and what would show it starting. Verified interviews, signed by the researcher. From USD 7,500.
Third-Party Risk
Third-party risk assessment of vendors, suppliers, distributors and partners: financial, operational, reputational and sanctions exposure. From USD 7,500.
Geopolitical Risk
Geopolitical risk analysis tied to your actual exposure: sanctions, trade policy, stability and conflict. Verified in-country sources, signed read. From USD 7,500.
Policy Analysis
Policy analysis for companies and investors: what a law, rule or programme will do to your market, and when. Verified sources, signed read. From USD 7,500.
Industry Analysis
Independent industry analysis: structure, economics, competitive dynamics and outlook, built from verified interviews and checked data. From USD 7,500.
Alternative Analysis
Structured alternative analysis: key assumptions check, competing hypotheses, red team and pre-mortem, by researchers with no stake in the answer. From USD 7,500.
Ad-Hoc Intelligence
Ad-hoc intelligence for the question that just landed: a verified, signed answer in days rather than a project. As a Signal Brief or within the Retainer.
What the market thinks
Questions that are answered by talking to verified buyers, customers, channel partners and former insiders.
Win-Loss Analysis
Independent win-loss analysis from USD 7,500. Six to eight verified recent buyers interviewed by a researcher with no stake in the answer. Signed brief in 10 days.
Channel Checks
Independent channel checks with verified distributors, customers and former employees for investors. Compliance-clean. Signed read in 10 days from USD 7,500.
Expert Interview Research
We recruit, verify, interview and synthesise so you do not have to. 6 to 8 verified expert interviews and a signed brief in 10 business days from USD 7,500.
Voice of Customer Research
In-depth voice of customer research with verified B2B buyers and users. An independent alternative to surveys and advisory boards. Signed brief from USD 7,500.
Market Entry Research
Before entering a new market, geography or category, hear from verified buyers, channel partners and competitors' customers. Signed Decision Study in 4 to 6 weeks.
A question not listed?
Send it. We reply within one business day with a format, a price, or a recommendation not to hire us.
Start a brief