Supporting documents & leave-behinds · Working
Request list
Also called: diligence request list
ELI5
A checklist of information someone needs to review a deal.
Used in conversation
“Assign an owner and status to every item on the request list.”
Definition
A list of documents or answers requested during diligence or transaction preparation.
Here “Request list” means: A list of documents or answers requested during diligence or transaction preparation.
Pitch context
You will see “Request list” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches supporting documents & leave-behinds.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret supporting documents & leave-behinds without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16