Evaluating Biotech Startups?

Posted by Cliff on Friday January 4, 2002 @07:47PM from the looking-before-one-leaps-into-a-new-job dept.

spacey girl asks: "A start-up company i worked for was recently shut down. I've been looking for a new company for quite some time now. i've been offered something at two new startup companies (established in 2000) and I can't find too many references on the web for them. These companies are not exactly computer related but more science related in biotech (pharmaceuticals and such). What kinds of tools are available for evaluating stability and potential of these two companies? I tried looking for the investors but that was a no-go. Also, I'm referring to international companies, not just companies in the US."

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Re:Err... ask them? by dstone · 2002-01-05 18:02 · Score: 3, Informative

Since the question wasn't "how do I get info on a company", but rather "how do I evaluate a company", I'm not sure you've answered the poster's question.

Companies will not always gave you truthful, unbiased answers when asked what their weaknesses are, what their long term financial viability is, or how they stack up against competition. If they did this, analysts' jobs would be much easier and maybe we wouldn't have suffered through the dot-bomb experience.