You have a name and a meeting on the calendar. Maybe it is a capital partner you have not worked with, or a seller you only know from a teaser. The gap between that and a useful conversation is a mess of tabs, half-checked claims, and notes you will not trust later. This task clears that out. It gives you a tight, cited dossier you can scan in a minute and use in a call, a memo, or an IC discussion without wondering where anything came from. Research ~5 min to run Research a Firm or Capital Source Vic prompt Use Vic to research a firm or capital source for a potential deal. Purpose Delivers the same research depth an analyst would produce in 30 minutes, now available in about 5 minutes, so teams can prepare for calls or memos without starting from scratch. Inputs Firm Name Required Domain Optional Context Optional Outputs An in-chat dossier with a header, At-a-Glance summary, current focus section, three to four fact-paired talking points, a Background Snapshot, and a numbered Sources list. Time saved Turns roughly 30 minutes of manual work into about 5 minutes. How it works Run it with a firm name and, if you have it, a domain and a bit of context. For example: "Use Vic to research ABC Capital as a potential JV partner for a 200-unit multifamily deal." Vic pulls from open web sources and builds a single in-chat brief you can read straight through or skim by section. The output opens with a clean header and an At-a-Glance summary so you can get oriented fast. It then moves into current focus , which reflects what the firm is doing now, not just what its website says. You also get three to four talking points that pair a fact with a practical angle for outreach. These are not filler lines. Each ties a specific claim to a way to frame your pitch or question. Next is a Background Snapshot with firmographics such as headquarters, website, and key links. Every non-obvious claim points to a numbered Sources list. If you need to verify something before a call, the trail is there. What you provide is simple: firm name is required, domain is optional, context is optional. Context helps. If you say you are evaluating a JV partner for multifamily, the talking points will lean that way. Leave it blank and you still get a solid general profile with sources. What you get back is meant to be used. The At-a-Glance section is for a quick read on the way to a meeting. The current focus and talking points are for your first two minutes on the phone. The sources are there for when someone asks, "How do we know that?" and you do not want to go digging. There is a clear time trade. The same depth takes an analyst about 30 minutes of searching, skimming, and stitching notes. This runs in about five minutes and lands in one place with citations. That changes how often you prepare. You can run it for any meaningful interaction, not just big pitches. A quick aside. Many firm profiles read like marketing copy because they come straight from company pages. This task balances that with third-party sources and recent activity, so you are not walking in with the firm’s own narrative as your only view. Use it before first outreach, before drafting a term sheet, or when a name shows up in a process and you need to get smart quickly. It is a simple habit that sharpens your calls and your memos without adding time to your day.