There are products and startups out there that have garnered massive investments, but that an experienced analyst can see are reliant on technological or business assumptions with low-to-zero confidence. Absent consecutive miracles, they will never succeed.
An independent, experienced adviser with an open mind, but a rightfully critical approach can assess those risks, for government, industry or financial audiences.
An adviser with a broad background, from politics and business to technical details and tactics, can address the question: even if this works, is it the way to meet the user’s actual needs?
