A complete new way to look IT decision support. Quantitative analytics. The wisdom of tens of thousands of accredited experts. And tools that automate many common IT research and presentation tasks.

1. 1ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
EVERY DAY
TECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVES
GO TO BATTLE
Help Build
Selection
Process
09:00AM
Business Team
Recommend
Product
Selection
10:00AM
Business Head
New Vendor
Demo &
Presentation
11:00AM
Salesman
Present Big
Data Briefing
To Exec
01:00PM
CIO
Position
Vendor
Negotiations
02:00PM
Procurement
Failing Project
Course
Correction
03:00PM
Project Teams

2. 2ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
SEPARATING
GOOD DAYS
FROM BAD?
THE QUALITY
OF DECISIONS
YOU MAKE

3. 3ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
SEPARATING
GOOD DECISIONS
FROM BAD ONES?
THE ABILITY TO PIECE
TOGETHER THE TRUTH
FROM “THE EXPERTS”

4. 4ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
SO, HOW MUCH TIME DOES THIS TAKE
Paid Researcher Libraries
Researcher Calls
Colleagues
Business Partners
Vendors
Trawl The Internet
Post in Multiple Expert Forums
Hire a Consultant
Maybe two Consultants
Get Input From Wherever You Can
Decide on the Version of the Truth
Author the Required Content
Try To Correlate What You Heard
Vet Your Conclusions

5. 5ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
IMAGINE
Insight
Analytics that
Provide Insight
Across IT Decision
Making Process
Experts
Populated with the
Sentiment of
10,000’s Experts
Across 100’s of
Data Points
Quantitative
Way to Help
Me Make IT
Decisions?
Easy to Use
Organized In a Flexible
Business Focused
Hierarchy
News & Alerts
Correlated and
Summarized
Customizable
Full Control, Bias
Transparency and
Integration of
Other Research
Tools That Make Job Easier
Ready to Customize Reports for Vendor
Analysis, RFI, Strategy Briefings, Diligence
Connect
With FinTech Experienced
Experts and Colleagues

6. 6ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
ThinkFIN
EXPERT
ACCREDITATION
Automated checks and
workflows validate
expert credentials and
establish regular review
processes.
SENTIMENT
CONTRIBUTION
After
accreditation, experts are
invited to provide
sentiment on related
products and data points
QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
Monitoring of
quality, publishing
controls and dispute
resolution to assure
high quality data
CONTENT
FRESHNESS
Analytics will identify
areas of database
which need contribution
and use multiple
methods to invite
contribution.
INCENTIVE
MANAGEMENT
Experts receive
compensation and
profile recognition on
ThinkFin.com
CONNECTING
EXPERTS
Accredit experts
achieving certain
levels can publicize
their profile
EXPERTS
QUANTIFIED. ANALYZED. PUBLISHED.
CUSTOMIZABLE
ANALYTICS
By Industry
By Solution
By Expert Bias
By Expert Firm Type
By Accreditation
NEWS AND ALERTS
Track Products
Notified of Updates
Request Custom Insight
PRE-PACKAGED
INSIGHT
Vendor Comparisons
Product Scorecards
Market Segment Analysis
Screening Tools
Industry Reports
MEMBERS
RICH TAXONOMY OF
VENDORS/PRODUC
TS
Product Release Level
Underlying Architecture
Easy to Navigate
Customizable
TRENDING
ANALYSIS
Innovation Analysis
Hype Analysis
Sentiment Change
CONNECTIONS
With Experts
With Members
Survey Requests

7. 7ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
GAME CHANGE
o Crowd Sourced Expert Sentiment Will
Change How Other Research is Used
o Democratization of Research Will Level
Vendor/Buyer Playing Field
o Quantitative Analytics Will Drive New
and Critical Insights
o Automation of Decision Support
Processes Will Drive Efficiency and
Standardization
o Technology Risk Awareness and Strategy
Making Will Be Enhanced

8. 8ThinkFin IT Research and Analytics for Financial Services
BE THE SMARTEST
ONE IN THE ROOM
CIO’s and CTO’s
Procurement
IT Consultants
Vendors
Venture Capital
Startups
Professionals
Recruiters
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