Approach

One way of working for every engagement. It starts with your decision and does not end when the report is delivered.

Understand the decision

We start with your question: what you need to decide, by when, and how much you plan to commit. That sets the depth and scope of the work.
Gather

We collect information from open sources in their local languages, from a network of field sources, and from interviews with people who know the market.
Assess

We weigh each risk by its likelihood and its impact on your project specifically, and keep verified fact apart from opinion and estimate.
Advise and map the way

We give a clear recommendation, not just a list of worries: what to do, in what order, and what must be true before each step.
Stay with you

After you enter, we keep watching, and update the assessment whenever something that affects your investment changes.

Our principles

Independence
We sell no product and take no commission from any party to a deal, so our view is yours alone.
Confidentiality
We never publish client names, and mention their projects only with their permission.
Evidence before opinion
We separate what we have verified from what we estimate, and tell you how confident we are in each finding.
Local sources
We read every market in its own language and from its own sources, not from global reports alone.

We start with a short conversation about your decision, then propose the right scope of work.