Corporate vs personal liability
A settlement or fine paid by a company is not a finding against its founder, yet media archives merge the two constantly. This guide explains what corporate outcomes do and do not establish about individuals, and why control timelines decide everything.
How to read a voluntary administration report
Australian administrators publish detailed reports on why companies failed, and most researchers never open them. Here is how the process works, what the report contains, and which sections actually matter for assessing a founder.
Director history checks
ASIC and Companies House will tell you exactly who was a director and when, for a few dollars or for free. Appointment and cessation dates are the single most decisive fact in founder diligence, and this guide shows how to establish them cleanly.
Adverse media: red flags vs noise
Search results mix primary journalism with aggregators and automated risk scores that penalise name association rather than proven conduct. This guide sets out a grading method for adverse coverage and the three-word vocabulary that keeps it honest.
To see these checks applied end to end, start with the case studies.