Why Your Pitch Won, But Your Background Check Failed
Talkat IndieGameBusiness Deep Dive: Building Strong Publishing Partnerships 2026 · on Wednesday, 2026-05-27·
summary
Explains how U.S. background checks actually work: automated KYC vs Enhanced Due Diligence screens, when human investigators dig in, and which databases are queried (OFAC sanctions, court and corporate registries, FinCEN/Bank Secrecy Act checks). Gives concrete red flags—rebrands hiding history, missing legal paperwork, opaque beneficial ownership—and green fixes: consistent public records, English localization, USD conversions. Uses real scenarios (a $250k pitch with $60k raised) and warns that AI tools hallucinate and cannot replace multilingual legal lookups. don't hide dirt under a new name
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:51Speaker background
- 6:11How background checks work
- 7:13Due diligence black box
- 10:26Why due diligence matters
- 12:54Key terms in compliance
- 17:05Major compliance laws
- 19:53AI cannot replace due diligence
- 23:20Red flags and green flags
- 27:27Top three red flags
- 29:34Opaque ownership structures
- 30:36Brand alignment for compliance
- 31:41Regional wins to global trust
- 33:24Mock case study red flags
- 37:51Five tips for compliance
- 38:55Transparency wins example
- 39:58Summary and call to action
- 40:39Q&A
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