Scuttlebutt: Getting the truth about private companies
By Laurence J. Stybel
You have been approached about a job with a privately-held company. Is this a great
opportunity, or the assignment from hell?
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Naturally, you'd never take the job without performing due diligence. The problem is
that it is often difficult to find good information about private companies. One has to rely on such "soft" data as
"reputation." When information can make the difference between a terrible mistake and a sound decision, consider
using the Scuttlebutt technique.
In our business, we coach executives who are considering seats on boards of directors.
A board-level executive needs to know, "Is this company worth my time, attention and credibility?"
We have found that the Scuttlebutt technique is a powerful way to quickly gather
reliable information about a company that -- for all intents and purposes -- makes no significant information about itself
public. Scuttlebutt can reveal tremendous opportunities and it can reveal profound pitfalls. With a little bending and shaping,
you can use Scuttlebutt to dig up the truth about a private company no matter what level job you're considering...
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Laurence J. Stybel is the co-founder of
boardoptions.com. Boardoptions.com helps companies build educated,
competent boards and helps senior executives position themselves to be effective contributors at the board level. Larry is a
former member of the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He serves
on the board of a venture capital firm and two technology companies. Larry's partner, Maryanne Peabody, has designed an
educational program for new board members for NACD. She is on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of The NACD and
serves on the boards of two other organizations. Larry and Maryanne can be contacted at (617) 371-2990.
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