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section 07 — news

News & timeline

The company's story in order: press, launches and milestones laid out as a dated timeline, so you catch up on years of moves in a couple of minutes.

Press, launches and milestones laid out as a dated timeline — the company's story, in order. It's one of the nine sections in every dossier, and below is exactly what this one does — what it surfaces, where those facts come from, and who leans on it.

What this section reveals

Concretely, the news & timeline section gathers:

  • Recent press and coverage, dated and summarized so you can skim the headlines that matter.
  • Product launches, major releases and announcements on a single timeline.
  • Milestones — raises, acquisitions, partnerships, expansions — in the order they happened.
  • Momentum signals: a flurry of news versus a long quiet stretch.
  • Links to every original article and release so you can read the full story behind any entry.

None of it requires the company's cooperation — it's all there in the open record, just scattered until the dossier pulls it into one place. You can see it rendered on a real business in the sample dossier.

How it's sourced

The timeline is built from public news coverage, the company's own press releases and blog, and reputable industry outlets. Each entry is dated, attributed to its outlet, and linked to the original so you can weigh the source — a self-published release reads differently from independent coverage, and the section makes that distinction visible. It favors reputable outlets, notes when an item is the company's own announcement versus third-party reporting, and orders everything chronologically so the arc of the company's story is the thing you see first, not a pile of disconnected headlines.

Who relies on it

This section earns its keep for anyone whose work turns on it:

  • Journalists — get the chronology and sources before you start digging.
  • Sales & BD — open with a relevant, recent moment instead of a cold line.
  • Investors — trace momentum and milestones in one pass.

See how the whole file fits together on how it works, browse the other eight sections, or open a dossier and read this section on a company that matters to you.

the fine print

Two quick questions

Q. Does the timeline tell company news from press coverage?

Yes. Each entry is attributed to its outlet and notes whether it's the company's own announcement or third-party reporting, with a link to the original so you can weigh the source yourself.

Q. How far back does it go?

It captures the milestones and coverage the public record holds, ordered chronologically so the arc of the company's story is what you see first — with links to read the full piece behind any entry.

Open me

Catch up in two minutes.

the whole story, dated and in order.