How to character reference check the seller.

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by a searcher from INSEAD
in Calgary, AB, Canada

1yr ago

How to character reference check the seller.

HI All,

What are some various ways people have referenced checked their seller?
I am working through DD, and in addition to spending as much time as I can with the seller,

I am curious to learn the different techniques that are used.

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Massachusetts at Amherst in United States

Looking at employee turnover and tenure, especially of more senior people in the company is a good proxy. A seller who isn't honest and fair will have difficulty keeping people around over the long term. I believe dishonest people eventually get tangled in their own web of lies, so be asking plenty of questions. Repeat/rephrase them over multiple meetings and pay attention to how they answer (and look for any inconsistencies).

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from McGill University in Toronto, ON, Canada

Ditto to Davids comment. Can also attempt to find people he's overlapped with at other points of his life and pick up the phone (eg boards they've sat on, clubs they are in etc)