Growth, Risk, &
Opportunity™
Thinktiv’s GRO includes our expert buy-side commercial due diligence, plus lite post-close value creation strategy.
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Gain clarity to inform impactful decisions
pre-transaction, and save time post-transaction.
Thinktiv's GRO gives a fundamentally new perspective to our clients: providing a comprehensive view of risks plus near-term identifiable Value Creation Levers™ for accelerating revenue growth post-acquisition.
Thinktiv's integrated, product-centric perspective, from buy-side due diligence through downstream strategy... is fundamentally unique among consultants.
John Raeder | Managing Director, Bow River Capital

Thinktiv's integrated, product-centric perspective, from buy-side due diligence through downstream strategy... is fundamentally unique among consultants.
John Raeder
Managing Director, Bow River Capital
Discover your investment’s full revenue potential.
Close your deal with not just a risk assessment, but with strategic levers for revenue and valuation growth.
Discover your investment’s full revenue potential.
Close your deal with not just a risk assessment, but with strategic levers for revenue and valuation growth.
Weeks 1 - 2
The Product Risk Assessement evaluates the target's product strategy, and this strategy's alignment with GTM and growth strategies.
Also assessed are the product teams's composition and pracitices, alignment between product and technology organizations, and user experience.
Risks are evaluated and weighed by the client's market position and future strategy, and prioritized by business impact.
Weeks 3 - 4
Value Creation Readiness uncovers the target’s most compelling opportunities for value creation, which can drive near-term revenue growth and long-term enterprise value.
It leverages the Product Risk Assessment and management interviews in concert with additional commercial, market, and financial-focused stakeholder interviews.
Voice of Customer (VOC) research uncovers and validates user needs, pain points, and demand signals.
Thinktiv's VOC work includes both qualitative and quantitative methods, in order to determine which products & services create the most value and/or have competitive risk factors.
VOC research also surfaces opportunities for new and/or enhanced revenue streams.
Receive actionable steps, not just re-packaged data.
Thinktiv delivers a full view of key risks and near-term strategic recommendations. Solutions to strategic problems only matter when attached to tactical execution.
- Executive Leadership Evaluation
- Product Strategy Evaluation
- GTM Strategy Evaluation
- Organization Alignment Evaluation
- Key Strategy Risks
- Product Maturity
- Key Product Risks
- Option: Merger & Integration Opinion
- Market Ecosystem & Positioning
- Voice of Customer Insights
- Value Creation Levers™
- Initial Kickoff with Target Management
- Preliminary & Final Product Risk Assessment Read-outs
- Value Creation Readiness Read-out

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Let's talk about the right value creation strategy for your business or portfolio company.
Quickly bring your strategy to market with our Accelerators.
Our elite GTM and Product Accelerators teams works closely with the BVA team, allowing them to start work during the BVA engagement.