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15 questions. 2 minutes. Anonymous.

Email at the end is optional. No revenue, headcount, or commercial intel asked.

1. Which best describes you? Founder / CEO M&A advisor / corporate finance Accountant (practice or in-house) Solicitor / corporate lawyer VC / angel investor Other

2. Where are you based? United Kingdom European Union United States Other

3. Most recent deal or engagement you shared docs for, in the last 24 months Seed / angel raise (under £1m) Series A or B raise (£1m-£10m) Later-stage raise (£10m+) SMB M&A (under £10m) Mid-market M&A (£10m-£100m) Large M&A (£100m+) Due diligence as advisor Client onboarding / professional services None of the above

4. Primary tool used to share confidential documents in that engagement Dropbox Google Drive / Workspace OneDrive / SharePoint WeTransfer DocSend Notion / shared workspace Email attachment iDeals Datasite Firmex Ansarada Onehub Papermark Beamprobe Other

5. How many distinct tools were used across that engagement? Just one Two Three Four or more

6. Did you know if recipients opened the document? Yes, including which pages they read Yes, but only that it was opened No, sent blind Sometimes (varied by tool)

7. Total spend on data room software for that engagement £0 (free tool or email) £1-50 £51-200 £201-500 £501-2,000 £2,001-5,000 £5,000+ Per-deal contract (price withheld)

8. Have you ever sent a confidential document to the wrong recipient? Yes, and it caused a problem Yes, but caught in time Yes, never knew the consequences No Prefer not to say

9. Has a document you shared been forwarded without your permission? Yes, confirmed Suspected but could not prove No I have no way of knowing

10. Have you ever asked a recipient to delete a document and not been able to verify it? Yes, multiple times Yes, once No Never tried

11. Where do your shared confidential documents actually reside? UK EU US I don't know It varies / multiple

12. Where do you think they should reside for UK deal documents? UK only, strictly EU acceptable US acceptable if cheaper Does not matter to me

13. Have you signed or requested a Data Processing Agreement with your document-sharing vendor in the last 12 months? Yes, multiple Yes, once No, but planned to No, hadn't considered it Don't know what a DPA is

14. Has a counterparty asked for proof of your security setup (SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials) before opening docs? Yes No I asked them instead

15. If a self-serve UK-hosted data room with NDA gate and analytics cost £29/month flat, would you use it? Yes, would switch immediately Yes, for new deals Maybe, depends on features No, current setup is fine No, I would still use an enterprise tool

16. One sentence: what frustrates you most about how confidential docs get shared today?

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