We believed then, as we do today, that we could do this for a clear reason: our team's professional backgrounds as technologists, operating executives, investors and attorneys, rather than simply as bankers. Our premise is that the best advice requires understanding not just a company's short-term financial situation, but also a working knowledge of competitive technologies, industry trends, applicable legal considerations… and the real world problems of running a business.

That's why Tangent has assembled a team whose backgrounds encompass these sets of expertise; and why we stick to industries we know.