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Everything you need to scout well, in the open

Guides written from the documented record: how programs admit, what compensation looks like in writing, and how a referral earns being read.

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The deal memo, taught properly

The one artifact that outlives every application: what a readable memo contains, what investors skim for, and the dated-notes habit that becomes a track record.

01What you noticed, dated
02Why this team, in their words
03What would change your mind
04Who should see it, and why them

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Everything you need to scout well, in the open

The deal memo, taught properly

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Everything you need to scout well, in the open

The deal memo, taught properly

Start with the question in front of you