We're expanding Scout Capital.

A professional scout and an industry-experienced partner are combining forces to deliver something we wish existed when we started.

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🔍 Scout's Insights — $39/month

Weekly video analyses covering:

• Global investment breakdowns — what's worth watching and what's overheated

• Partner discussions — an insider and a scout dissect real market moves

• Fundraising pitfalls — the mistakes we see investors making repeatedly

• Tech sector deep dives — pros, cons, and the data behind the headlines

Plus: The Beginner Investor's Playbook — a full 3-part course:

1. Deal Evaluation — screen deals, read pitch decks, run due diligence

2. Risk Management — position sizing, diversification, knowing when to walk

3. Market Pitfalls — hype cycles, toxic terms, real anonymized case studies

9 video lessons, sequential learning, certificate on completion.

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⚔️ War Room — $99/month

For investors ready for direct mentoring:

• Live joint Q&A sessions with both founders

• Async deal reviews — submit any deal, get a full breakdown

• Structured mentoring framework

• 24-hour response commitment

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Our value proposition:

We analyse global deals, break down the pros and cons of current market assets, and teach beginners to invest like professionals.

Ми аналізуємо глобальні угоди, розбираємо плюси та мінуси поточних ринкових активів і навчаємо початківців інвестувати як професіонали.

After reviewing over 200 pitch decks for angel investors, I've noticed the same five warning signs come up again and again. Most first-time investors miss them completely.

1. Revenue projections with no customer acquisition cost

If a founder shows you a hockey stick revenue chart but can't tell you what it costs to acquire a customer, walk away. This is the #1 signal that projections are fantasy.

2. "TAM" that includes everyone on earth

"The global health market is $8.4 trillion." Cool. What's YOUR serviceable addressable market? If they can't narrow it to a realistic slice, they haven't done the work.

3. No mention of existing competitors

Every startup has competitors. If the deck says "no direct competition," the founder either hasn't done market research or is being dishonest. Neither is good.

4. Burn rate hidden in footnotes

Monthly burn should be front and center. When it's buried or vague, it usually means the runway is shorter than they want you to think. Always ask: "At current burn, when do you run out of money?"

5. Team slide with titles but no track record

"CEO — John Smith" tells you nothing. What has John built before? What domain expertise does the team actually have? A great team with a bad idea can pivot. A bad team with a great idea will execute poorly.

These five things alone would have saved investors I know from six-figure mistakes.

I break down frameworks like this every week inside Scout Capital — alongside live deal reviews and due diligence checklists that professional scouts actually use.