Industry Summaries & Investment Theses in a PPM

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by a searcher from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
in Mountain View, CA, USA

6yrs ago

Industry Summaries & Investment Theses in a PPM

Hi all,

When writing this section of a PPM, into what level of detail do you dive into for a given industry? How would you structure this overall?

Thanks!

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reply by a searcher 6yrs ago
from Duke University in Mountain View, CA, USA

I would say a bit of both. I am not tied to any one industry, but do have a few I would like to take a look at first. The overall search criteria would be the most important.

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
in New York, NY, USA

^redacted‌ Searches can access IBISWorld industry research reports for free! The industry report has an Executive Summary which condenses main industry trends in a 3-paragraph summary of the industry's last 5 years, current operating environment, and next 5 years forecast. If you have questions, please feel free to message me.