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PORTFOLIO & RESULTS

Portfolio & Results.

Proof you can inspect. Client engagements and our own companies, side by side — because you deserve to see the frameworks working before they work for you.

Portfolio and results is the peer review of Educated Guess Ventures: studio ventures, direct investments, exits, and client outcomes where the same team applied the same frameworks with our own capital and reputation on the line.

Studio Ventures

Direct Investments

Exits

Client Outcomes

HOW THE PORTFOLIO WORKS

The Portfolio Lifecycle.

SOURCEMarkets we operate inDILIGENCEEvidence-first, framework-scoredPARTNERCapital plus operating workBUILDFrameworks applied as ownersEXITEvidence returns to the libraryEVIDENCE COMPOUNDS
FIG. — INVESTMENT LIFECYCLE · EVIDENCE COMPOUNDS
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STUDIO INVESTMENTINTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Via TRM

Travel risk management and international education software system used by universities globally.

STUDIO INVESTMENTK-12 WELLNESS
BeatBullies

Anti-bullying and student wellness application.

STUDIO INVESTMENTEDTECH
Sparkplug

Learning application currently in development in the venture studio.

STUDIO INVESTMENTLEARNING PLATFORMS

Stealth LMS

Next-generation learning management system focused on AI enablement.

STUDIO INVESTMENTADVISORY
EGV Advisory

The core advisory business of Educated Guess Ventures.

EXITASSESSMENT PREPEXITED 2018

ExamAve

Test preparation platform successfully exited in 2018.

EXITMANUFACTURINGEXITED 2011

Miller Industries

Industrial manufacturing business representing the family legacy of entrepreneurship.

EXITENERGYEXITED 2011

Miller Hydro Group

19.4 MW renewable energy project, successfully exited to Eagle Creek.

EXITREAL ESTATEEXITED 2006

Leda Associates

Real estate investment group.

CLIENT RESULTASSOCIATIONS

Global Professional Association

A major professional association needed to acquire its next capability — we supported the full M&A lifecycle: target evaluation, valuation, negotiation, and integration.

FRAMEWORK APPLIED
Buy-Side Due Diligence Framework
CLIENT RESULTEDTECH

Global Learning Technology Company

A global learning technology company needed a US entry strategy — we sized a 750k-graduate annual career-education market, identified allied-health disciplines with technology gaps, and mapped 40+ targets into a prioritized partnership strategy.

FRAMEWORK APPLIED
Market Entry Mapping

Case Studies.

Selected engagements showing our approach to education growth challenges.

CASE STUDY · COMMERCIALIZATION

Sales team transformation via CLOSER Framework

SITUATION

A career-education company faced declining conversion rates and inconsistent sales performance across a distributed team. Legacy training had focused on product features rather than buyer psychology.

INTERVENTION

We retrained the entire sales organization through the CLOSER Framework — a full-team transformation program combining workshops, field coaching, and ongoing measurement against framework benchmarks.

EVIDENCE

The organization reports improved sales consistency and rep confidence. Field coaching sessions revealed gaps in discovery technique and objection handling that the framework's structured approach systematically addressed.

CLOSER Framework
CASE STUDY · COMMERCIALIZATION

Go-to-market strategy for new segment entry

SITUATION

An education technology company needed to enter a new institutional segment but lacked clear market sizing, pricing strategy, and channel selection for the target buyer.

INTERVENTION

We designed a complete go-to-market strategy: market segmentation, competitive positioning, pricing architecture, channel selection, and sequenced launch plan. The engagement produced a written, executable roadmap.

EVIDENCE

The company executed the sequenced plan and successfully entered the segment. The engagement identified three specific buyer personas and mapped distinct messaging to each, which informed all downstream sales enablement.

Commercialization Framework
CASE STUDY · COMMERCIALIZATION

Sales enablement and pipeline analytics build

SITUATION

An education provider had no formal sales enablement function. Reps created their own materials, pipeline visibility was limited, and leadership lacked data to coach effectively.

INTERVENTION

We stood up a complete sales enablement function: content library, standardized pitch decks, objection-handling scripts, and a pipeline analytics dashboard with rep-level performance tracking and coaching triggers.

EVIDENCE

The organization now has structured sales resources and real-time pipeline insights. Management reports that the analytics dashboard surfaces performance patterns they previously couldn't see, enabling targeted coaching interventions.

Sales Performance Framework
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REVIEWED: JULY 2026

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