Research can makes so much difference in our outcomes.  Today, we walk through how to build a research framework. Due diligence is an undervalued art and a science. Done well, it’s simpler to select ideal partners and avoid bad ones. 

Tune in to this episode and we’ll share secrets on how to do research the right way, our test case is evaluating NFT projects with a couple examples including NBA Top Shot.   

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Highlights:

[3:35] Why we need research?

[6:35] The Importance of Having a Research Framework

[8:02]  The components: Team, Artwork, Utility, Media, Business Community, Bias

[8:40]  The Team: Investing in great builders. 

[10:15] Artwork: You have to visually enjoy what you buy.

[10:51] Artwork brings people in and Utility keeps them from selling.

[13:05] Doing detective work and look at website, twitter and discord properties to find the dirt. 

[15:15] Business Capital: The power of VCs and celebrity and what to watch out for. 

[17:04] Research yourself and your own bias. 

[19:50] NBA Top Shot: Our evaluation using the Research Framework 

[23:37] Parallel NFT: Our Evaluation using the Research Framework

Links:

Parallel NFT: https://parallel.life/

NBA Top Shot: https://nbatopshot.com/

Meltem Demirors: https://www.meltemdemirors.com/

Paradigm’s $500 million investment into Parallel NFT https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/nft-sci-fi-card-game-parallel-raises-at-500m-valuation-from-paradigm/