We do the diligence, not the deck.
Three Wharton analysts spend a semester on one founder's hardest problem: market sizing from primary research, the financial model, a teardown ten companies deep, and customer interviews we run ourselves. Free, no equity. Four founders a fall.
| To | Founders raising in the next twelve months |
| From | The analyst team at Altus Strategies, Penn |
| Cc | Penn students who want in (see For Students) |
| Re | What we'd work on this fall |
If your hardest question is worth twelve weeks of a team's time, here is the kind of work we'd put against it. You pick the problem. We bring the hours.
From the files
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SphereUs
Market sizing and acquisition-target research.
AllPeople Marketplace
Pre-seed financial model for a crowdfunding launch.
CultivatED
Go-to-market research for a scaling local startup.
StackedHR
Competitor analysis across emerging players.
“The learning experience of being part of a startup was very different from what I expected. It taught me a lot about adaptability and the basics of consulting.”
Every engagement is published once the founder signs off, sensitive numbers redacted. Read them before you decide.
Other clubs hand you a slide deck. We stick around.
Bring the question blocking your raise or your roadmap. If it's a fit, a team runs at it for a semester and hands you work you can put in front of investors.
Run the research, build the model, present it to a founder who is betting real money on the answer. One semester, one startup, work you keep.