Using the Internet to Research Private Companies August Jackson august (at) augustjackson (dot) net http://www.augustjackson.net

Our Approach

Define Kits: From Information Request to Decision Support

Define KITs: Choosing Analytical Models

Define KITs: Common Information Requirements

Plan Research Strategy

Research Strategy: August’s Commandments

Build Secondary Research Plan

Our Use Case: Raynor Garage Door Our use case: Raynor Garage Door

Premium Sources

Premium Sources

Premium Sources

Premium Sources

Company Web Site Descriptions Offices Locations Identified partners Executives Job postings Press release Sales channels Corporate history

META Tags and Web Page Source Code

META Tags and Web Page Source Code

META Tags and Web Page Source Code

Link Analysis http://www.siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com Use “link:” command in Google Partners Distributors Philanthropic ventures Former employees Fans Critics Bloggers User forums News coverage

Legal and Regulatory Filings

Legal and Regulatory Filings

Local News Sources

Example of Local News Discovery

Industry Associations and Journals

Social Networks and People Search

People Search and Social Networks

People Search and Social Networks

Use Job Sites to Track New Hiring

Use Google Maps for Location Details Street view or sky view Square footage Number of parking spaces suggests workforce size and capacity Appearance of buildings Vehicles in the lot Street access Utilities evident Preparation for location visit

Appendix: Directory of Filings Databases BRB Publications Free Resource Center http://www.brbpub.com/freeresources/pubrecsites.aspx?h=1 SearchSystems http://www.searchsystems.net/ State and Local Government on the Net (US) http://www.statelocalgov.net Virtual Gumshoe (US) http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/resources/ International Organization of Securities Commissions https://www.iosco.org/lists/display_members.cfm?memID=1&orderBy=none US Census Bureau building permits data http://www.census.gov/const/www/permitsindex.html US Department of Housing and Urban Development building permits data http://socds.huduser.org/permits/index.html

BRB Publications Free Resource Center

http://www.brbpub.com/freeresources/pubrecsites.aspx?h=1

SearchSystems

http://www.searchsystems.net/

State and Local Government on the Net (US)

http://www.statelocalgov.net

Virtual Gumshoe (US)

http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/resources/

International Organization of Securities Commissions

https://www.iosco.org/lists/display_members.cfm?memID=1&orderBy=none

US Census Bureau building permits data

http://www.census.gov/const/www/permitsindex.html

US Department of Housing and Urban Development building permits data

http://socds.huduser.org/permits/index.html

Appendix: Directory of Newspapers and Industry Journals and Organizations Google News http://news.google.com NewsVoyager http://www.newspaperlinks.com BizJournals (US city-specific business journals) http://www.bizjournals.com Scirus Scientific Journal Directory http://www.scirus.com/ Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com

Google News

http://news.google.com

NewsVoyager

http://www.newspaperlinks.com

BizJournals (US city-specific business journals)

http://www.bizjournals.com

Scirus Scientific Journal Directory

http://www.scirus.com/

Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com

Appendix: People Search Engines Pipl: http://www.pipl.com Spock: http://www.spock.com/ 123people: http://www.123people.com/ Yo Name: http://www.yoname.com/ Masters of Criminal Justice Web Directory of People Search Engines http://www.mastersincriminaljustice.com/blog/2009/50-best-people-search-engines-to-track-down-anyone/

Pipl: http://www.pipl.com

Spock: http://www.spock.com/

123people: http://www.123people.com/

Yo Name: http://www.yoname.com/

Masters of Criminal Justice Web Directory of People Search Engines

http://www.mastersincriminaljustice.com/blog/2009/50-best-people-search-engines-to-track-down-anyone/