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Technology Due Diligence

September 8, 2022

The era of the digital business is upon us. Investors are becoming more and more interested in new technologies and the…

Getting better at getting ready

July 13, 2020

Making scenario modeling and planning a new core competency By Ron Dimon, Connected Planning Advisor, MRWD LLC. July 2020 In our…

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Moneyball for Investing

May 8, 2020

In our first design meeting “Moneyball for Investing” became a catchphrase for our application. Everyone latched on to it, including me….

The Great Reconfiguration

April 27, 2020

Like many of you, we at Osparna have spent the past number of weeks processing the situation and trying to ensure…

Who’s on your team?

April 24, 2020

Prior to this unprecedented COVID-19 (coronavirus) global event, having an excellent staff was important. Now more than ever, it is critical…

How to choose a…house

February 23, 2020

Buying a house is stressful in the best of circumstances. Buying a house in a distant, unknown area is a whole…

Managing Bias

February 3, 2020

Let me paint you a scenario. Imagine this, when Pat was new to investing in private companies, back in 2008, the…

Investments are predictions about the future

January 22, 2020

Making an investment is inherently a prediction about the future. The future of culture and consumption. The future of markets, teams…

Decision Analysis Osparna Style

January 14, 2020

Following up on Matt’s post – Decision Analysis – let’s take a look at using Osparna’s platform for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of an…

Decision Analysis

January 3, 2020

A decision with important consequences is worthy of serious, rational, systematic analysis. While decisions can be based on human intuition, decisions…