Receive the plan
Begin with the business, its team, and the opportunity being proposed. The submitted materials provide the starting point.
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A promising idea.
A disciplined examination.
Good review brings the proposal and its supporting evidence into focus. Praetorian Intelligence helps our team organize the record, examine uncertainty, and prepare informed decisions.
Consider the fit
Examine the business model, market context, and what the opportunity would require. Identify information needed to understand the proposal.
Build the evidence
Organize supporting materials, distinguish claims from verified facts, and make missing information visible. Ask purposeful questions.
Review with judgment
Use relevant diligence to examine assumptions and risks. AI can help organize and synthesize evidence; people validate the work and retain decision authority.
Communicate the next step
A next step may be a request for clarification, further review, or an outcome update. Not every submission advances through every stage.
A fictional example
Keep the claim.
Examine the support.
A plan may describe a strong market opportunity. The review asks what supports that description—and what still needs to be established.
Submitted claim · fictional
“We expect demand for our new service.”
Evidence to examine
Customer research, relevant market data, and documented expressions of interest.
Open question
What supports the expected demand, and how do the revenue assumptions follow from it?
Illustrative only. This is not a real submission, review finding, or investment decision.
Before you submit
Make the proposal easy to understand.
Clear materials help the team examine the opportunity. Explain the business in your own terms and identify assumptions where the evidence is still developing.
- The business and teamWhat you do, who leads it, and the experience behind the plan.
- The market and modelThe customer need, competitive context, and how the business creates revenue.
- The evidence and assumptionsRelevant supporting documents, financial assumptions, and important uncertainties.
- The proposed collaborationWhat you are seeking, how funds or support would be used, and the intended milestones.
Each next step is considered.
Submission, a request for more information, or progression to another stage does not mean approval or a commitment to fund. The appropriate next step depends on the opportunity and the evidence available.
What happens after you submit