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About Us

The Gauntlet was developed by Library House in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and with the generous support of the BBC.

Library House and the LSE spent one year and over 10,000 hours researching best practice amongst successful venture investment firms and reviewing current commercial and academic assessment models. From this body of research and analysis, a methodology and system has been distilled and packaged as The Gauntlet - an online, self-assessment service.

The Gauntlet describes the DNA of a successful venture. By learning from the mistakes and successes of a large number of entrepreneurs, this original and valuable source of knowledge combined with a detailed exploration of the entrepreneur's own business, enables those that run The Gauntlet to transform their innovation into an investable business.

"By going through the self-assessment program (Gauntlet), private technology companies should emerge better equipped for whatever the future has in store for them." - Warren East, CEO, ARM