COMPANY-SPECIFIC RESEARCH

Independent evidence for decisions that deserve an outside record.

These are scoped engagements for boards, investor-relations teams and company leaders. They are separate from research memberships and begin only after an independence review.

The method is published and applied publicly—see the Catalyst Radar and Occurrence Ledger.

AI tools assist with public-data gathering and platform management. Nyochembeng Nkengbeza selects every catalyst, filters the relevant evidence, writes every thesis and engagement, and personally approves everything published. About the author →

Not every engagement can be accepted. Each request must clear the independence, evidence and capacity review before a quote is issued.

Research memberships remain closed; scoped services are available by inquiry.

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Catalyst Postmortem

You made a big decision. Did it actually work?

$8,000/catalystOne engagement

Final fee varies with decision complexity, the review period and evidence volume.

What you get

One written report on one decision or transaction
Pre-decision baseline and management-commentary timeline
Period-by-period measurement and a graded verdict
Every claim source-labeled, plus one review call

Founding rate $5,000 for the first three accepted engagements, in exchange for an anonymized case description and a reference call.

Turnaround: 4–6 weeks from acceptance
Not included: No valuation or fairness opinion, future-transaction recommendation, litigation support or expert-witness work.

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Substantiation Review

Do your disclosed numbers support the story you have told investors?

From $14,000/yearFour quarterly reviews · Single quarter from $4,000

Final fee varies with claim volume, disclosure complexity and the operating segments reviewed.

What you get

Trailing-four-quarter claim inventory
Substantiation status against disclosed figures
Gap list ranked by exposure
Forward calendar showing when each claim becomes measurable

Turnaround: Onboarding timing is confirmed during scoping; delivery is targeted about three weeks before each earnings date
Not included: No message drafting, script writing, media training or input into the narrative being assessed.

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Competitor Catalyst Tracking

Which competitor moves should you brief your board on?

From $2,500/month12-month minimum · starts at $30,000 annually

Final fee varies with competitor count and monitoring complexity; the base scope covers three to five competitors.

What you get

Passed items with their implications
Screened-out items with one-line reasons
Forward catalyst calendar
Annual baseline refresh for every tracked competitor

Turnaround: Fixed monthly delivery date · 12-month minimum
Not included: No expert calls, channel checks or non-public evidence. Every item traces to a primary source.

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BEFORE A QUOTE

We screen the conflict before a fee is discussed.

Identify the parties.Who is paying, and which company is the subject?
Measure the tradeoff.What public coverage would pause, and is the engagement worth giving it up?
Record the decision.Accept, accept with a stated suspension, or decline—before sending a quote.

Coverage after an engagement

Coverage may resume in the following quarter, after the next earnings event. The immediate earnings cycle is skipped, and resumed work starts with subsequent public news. It uses only public sources dated after the engagement closed. Confidential information never enters the public record, regardless of time passed.

Founding reference rights

The founding postmortem rate includes permission for an anonymized case description: sector, approximate company size, deliverable and one non-identifying finding. Reference calls are requested separately. A named case study is optional, requested only after delivery, and published only with client confirmation of the exact wording.