Hi — Adam Brown here, the former Bloomberg editor who founded Ukraine Rebuild Newswire.
I’m reaching out about a new intelligence service I’m developing for organizations involed in the reconstruction of Ukraine – IFIs, DFIs, law firms, construction companies, manufacturers, and others.
Over the past two years, I’ve seen a surprising amount of valuable information surface in hundreds of small, unreported online events — trade-group Zoom calls, donor consultations, regulatory workshops, logistics briefings, investor discussions, academic panels, legal updates, and sector-specific webinars.
These events are not covered by media or searchable in any database, yet they consistently reveal useful details on funding, regulation, supply chains, stakeholder sentiment, operational risks, and more. We've seen as many as 3-5 events a day at peak times and I’ve personally attended more than 50 of them.
I’m now building The Whole News Company to monitor these overlooked events globally (in English and Ukrainian) and deliver concise, tailored intelligence aligned with the unique priorities of each client.
How it works
We attend hundreds of recurring and one-off events online, including many that require invitations, pre-registration, or membership. After a short onboarding session where you outline your priorities, we begin scouting for intelligence that advances your interests, such as:
- Advance hints of regulatory or policy changes affecting your portfolio, clients, operations, or programs.
- Early awareness of funding decisions and procurement plans, helping you position for opportunities, bids, partnerships, or deals.
- Mentions of your organization, partners, competitors, or potential clients to support business development or risk assessment.
- Ground-level insight from implementers and operators, useful for due diligence, advisory work, feasibility studies, or market entry.
- Signs of stakeholder sentiment across donors, ministries, industry, and civil society, supporting negotiation, planning, and strategy.
- Transcripts, audio, and slide decks from hard-to-access events to inform internal analysis, client memos, or compliance reviews.
(For example, one of URN’s past event reports captured the unplanned disclosure that Ukraine’s Black Sea war-risk insurance facility would expand to cover all non-military cargo. The $20 billion development was revealed in a small webinar with no media present – two days before the government announced it. Others have revealed logistics issues, strategies for importing labor, new investment plans from DFIs, and more.)
Quick question
Would you like me to send you a short coverage map showing the types of Ukraine-rebuild events we track and the kinds of commercial, legal, and strategic intelligence they typically yield?
If so, simply reply YES to this message.
PS
Our Ukraine-focused service is the pilot for a larger global business I’m launching. To view our one-pager and other information about the broader business plan, please visit this link.
Thank you,
Adam
adam@thewholenewscompany.com
