Executive intelligence for mid-market leaders

Know what changed outside your company before it costs you.

A competitor gets bought. A roll-up enters your market. A supplier merges. Sightline turns public news into a short, sourced brief on what it means for you and what to do in the next 90 days.

By Michael Ryan Betz

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Public sources only. Every claim cited. Delivered in 48 to 72 hours.

Presented by The Proper Group

The gap

It was public the whole time.

Most leaders aren't blindsided by what happens inside their company. They're blindsided by what happened outside it three weeks ago, when nobody on the team had time to connect it to the business.

How it works

Four steps, one decision.

1
Tell us what changed.
A deal, a new competitor, a market move, or just a question you need answered.
2
We frame one decision question.
Written for your seat, not for an analyst.
3
We research and verify.
Public sources, dated and cited. Each finding gets a confidence rating.
4
You get the brief in 48 to 72 hours.
Bottom line, what changed, options with tradeoffs, a recommendation and a first-30-days list.

What's inside a brief

Bottom line

Readable in 60 seconds.

Change cards

What changed, why it matters to you, the evidence, confidence, and whether to act now, discuss or monitor.

Options and a recommendation

Real tradeoffs, not a menu.

First 30 days

Concrete next moves.

What we could not confirm

If it isn't public, we say so. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Sample

A real example

Sightline Brief | Sample

A PE-Backed Filtration Platform Just Bought Its Way Into Michigan

Prepared from public sources only. Not commissioned by any company named.

On October 12, 2026, Rensa Filtration announced it had acquired Aero Filter, a Detroit-area filter distribution and service company founded in 1978. It is Rensa's first deal since AEA Investors and BCI bought control from Audax days earlier, and the new owners have said they will pursue more acquisitions. For an independent operator, the move is to lock in key accounts within 90 days, decide deliberately whether you are a seller, a partner or a long-term independent, and avoid a price war you cannot win on cost.

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Founding offer

Five founding clients

The first five briefs are $750 each, plus a 30-minute walkthrough of your brief. Built for owners and CEOs of mid-market companies where something just moved in your market.

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Know what changed outside your company before it costs you.

It was public the whole time.

Four steps, one decision.

Tell us what changed.

We frame one decision question.

We research and verify.

You get the brief in 48 to 72 hours.