Quick Start

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Getting Started with Village Intelligence

Quick start guide for using Village Intelligence (available upon launch).

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Account Setup

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Your First Query

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Ask a Question

Simply type your question in natural language: Example queries:

• “What are the ESOP diversification requirements?”
• “Show me litigation involving repurchase obligations”
• “How do most companies structure their vesting?”

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Review Results

Get comprehensive answers:

• Direct response to your question
• Supporting context and details
• Related considerations
• Citations and sources
• Follow-up suggestions

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Explore Further

Dig deeper:

• Ask follow-up questions
• Explore related topics
• Save useful findings
• Share with your team

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Common Use Cases

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Research a Topic

Goal: Understand a specific ESOP concept Example: “Explain ESOP repurchase obligations” What you’ll get:

• Comprehensive explanation
• Regulatory requirements
• Common approaches
• Best practices
• Related resources

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Find Precedent

Goal: Research litigation history Example: “Show me cases about ESOP valuations” What you’ll get:

• Relevant cases
• Key issues
• Outcomes
• Lessons learned
• Related cases

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Benchmark Practices

Goal: Compare to industry standards Example: “What’s typical for ESOP vesting schedules?” What you’ll get:

• Industry data
• Common practices
• Variations by size
• Regional differences
• Recommendations

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Best Practices

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Asking Good Questions

Be specific:

• ✅ “What are the requirements for age 55 diversification?”
• ❌ “Tell me about diversification”

Provide context:

• ✅ “For a 100-person manufacturing ESOP, what’s typical for contributions?”
• ❌ “What about contributions?”

Ask follow-ups:

• Build on previous answers
• Clarify uncertainties
• Explore related topics

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Organizing Your Work

Save important findings:

• Bookmark useful content
• Create collections by topic
• Tag for easy retrieval

Share with team:

• Collaborate on research
• Share key findings
• Build team knowledge base

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Need Help?

Contact Support

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