Industry Research

by a searcher from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business

4 years ago

What resources do searchers typically use to conduct industry research? Specifically, I am wondering what searchers use to conduct deeper industry diligence on relatively small sub-verticals of industries. 

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searcher from London Business School

Often good to begin by contacting leaders of industry associations that can then introduce you to experts on the particular subject you are looking into.

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