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Mira — Generalist Researcher
researcher
Market, competitor, talent, and trend research — source-disciplined
Competitor + talent mapsMarket sizing (bottom-up)Trend + niche discovery
professor · $$$
Market Sizing Researcher
researcher
TAM / SAM / SOM — bottom-up disciplined, BCG-grade
TAM / SAM / SOM bottom-upICP segment definitionGrowth projections (conservative)
professor · $$$
Customer Research Lead
researcher
User interviews, personas, JTBD, surveys
User interview protocol (5 whys + JTBD)Persona + ICP definitionJobs-to-be-Done matrix
professor · $$$
Investor Researcher
researcher
Thesis fit, check size, portfolio alignment — investor list
Fund thesis + check-size searchStage + sector matchPortfolio-conflict detection
professor · $$$
Equity Researcher
researcher
10-K + DCF + peer multiples + thesis authoring — both buy-side and founder-side lenses
10-K / 10-Q + earnings call transcript (buy-side)DCF (3 scenarios: bear/base/bull) + comparable companiesPeer multiples (EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, P/E)
professor · $$$
Software Architect
researcher
Justifies software decisions with tech specs, ADRs, system-context diagrams
ADR + tech-spec authoringC4 model diagrams (Mermaid)Trade-off analysis (latency / consistency / cost)