Experience Working With Expert Networks Such As Glg, Guidepoint, Thirdbridge Etc As A Client?

people:

searchers

investors

intermediaries

lenders

lawyers

accountants

consultants

insurance

tasks:

getting started

see job postings

share your PPM

see my deals

read interviews

browse posts:

accounting and legal

traditional

acquisitions

deal making

australia

north america

corona

interview

asia

industry news

tip for the week

bestof

deal sourcing

case studies

self funded

getting funded

africa

getting started

women in search

operating

networking

latin america

single sponsor

europe

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professional University of San Francisco Indian School of Mines (ISM)

EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH EXPERT NETWORKS SUCH AS GLG, GUIDEPOINT, THIRDBRIDGE ETC AS A CLIENT?

Any loopholes I need to keep in mind or any shortcomings you saw in their offering?

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professional University of San Francisco Indian School of Mines (ISM) - 09/18/2020

Great question and from what I have read, they are pretty popular in Buy Side firms, Market Research firms and Management Consultants. Unsure, in what ways do corporates benefit from them.

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searcher - 09/18/2020

Feel free to DM me. I've used them extensively as a client and also consulted few times as an expert

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 09/26/2020

I've used a variety in consulting capacity in the past; be very clear on what you're trying to achieve, backgrounds that will be helpful, and your expectations/needs. Also budget for a handful of conversations because some percentage are always duds - i.e. people oversell their capabilities and a few questions in it becomes clear, or they clearly have an axe to grind with a former employer and it's difficult to tease out the real truth from subjective perspectives without enough data points. You

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School United States Coast Guard Academy - 09/28/2020

Do they offer one-time engagements/consultations or do you need the “subscription” as well?

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professional University of San Francisco Indian School of Mines (ISM) - 09/28/2020

I think most of them are annual contracts and don't expand much on a one-n-done strategy for most parts.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 09/28/2020

I can't remember which ones I worked with in the past as each probably has a slightly different model, but yes there are one time engagements that you can pay for vs subscription. I've definitely done one time engagements where you just pay for the time for the experts they put you in touch with. Markup and price per hour is probably higher, but it's available.

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searcher ICFAI University University of Toronto - 09/30/2020

Most dont offer ala-carte. Quite expensive.

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professional Colby College - 07/30/2021

We (Zintro) are an expert network founded in[redacted]our model is à la carte and pricing is 20-50% cheaper than GLG/Guidepoint/Third Bridge.

We always add a searcher discount too.

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professional Bentley College - 07/30/2021

I used a few in my buy-side equity research days. Clarity.fm is one I’ve used more recently in my entrepreneurial pursuits.

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searcher Northwestern University - 08/01/2021

Thanks for posting this.

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