The Analyst Syndicate is a multi-dimensional platform through which the world’s best technology and business analysts publish their research and recommendations. It is also where savvy users and investors can extract maximum value while our sponsors reach a community of both content creators and consumers. Our team – analysts and sponsors combined – will provide value primarily for technology users. We also hope to gain value from them. We will have a large community of analyst-contributors because we can deliver stronger readership to them than they could build independently. We’re starting with the most senior, well respected analysts. We intend to aggressively expand that roster and also look for readers who will contribute to a larger, crowdsourced, collective body of insights. The larger the pool of contributors, the more collaborative, ad-hoc projects our analysts can lead. And, the more insights and discoveries we jointly come up with, the more value we can deliver to both reader and sponsor constituencies. Measuring the specific value to any company of its relationships with industry analysts has never been scientific. But it is certain that technology providers, investors, industry journalists, and their audiences agree that analyst influence is critical to markets. In that regard, all analysts are equal. But some analysts are more equal than others. In our case, The Analyst Syndicate has sought to collect top-level contributors whose influence over customers in key markets is indisputable. A collective of well-known analysts with clout, we have reputations, followers and enviable backgrounds. We have impact and draw attention. The Syndicate increases our individual reach and enhances common success. We actively shun lockstep, top down agendas: With curated crowdsourcing and independent deep thinking, we detect and act on technology, product, market and business changes faster than the majors.