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01 · Start here
Start here.
The front door and the ways to reach us.
HomeSee the structure before you sign: technical due diligence for software M&A./Book a callPick a time for a call in your time zone./book/ContactPreparing a sale or looking at a target? Tell us about the deal. We reply within one business day and sign an NDA before any documents change hands./contact/
02 · Services
Services.
The engagements: one method, different moments of a deal.
Technical due diligence servicesStrategic options review, red-flag memo, technical due diligence, vendor due diligence and exit readiness for software companies. Fixed fees./services/Strategic options review for ownersTwo private calls with an M&A advisor and a written report: where your company stands with buyers, which path fits, and whether you need an advisor at all./services/strategic-options-review/Red-flag memo for software dealsA focused technical review of the issues that can change the price or stop a software deal. Ranked findings and rough costs to fix, usually in 5 to 10 days./services/red-flag-memo/Technical due diligence for buyersA full independent review of a software company before you buy: ownership, infrastructure, data, code, security and team, with a fix plan and costs./services/technical-due-diligence/Vendor technical due diligence for sellersA technical review commissioned by the seller and shared with buyers. Find issues first, fix or explain them, and run a faster sale process./services/vendor-due-diligence/Exit readiness for software foundersA monthly program for founders 6 to 18 months before a sale: technical baseline, fix plan by value impact, monthly tracking and a mock buyer review./services/exit-readiness/
03 · Approach and the firm
Approach and the firm.
How a review works and who does it.
Our approach to technical due diligenceThe six layers we read in every software company, what we check in each, how we rate findings and cost to fix, and how we handle access./approach/Who we serveFounders and boards, search funds and independent sponsors, private equity and strategic buyers, and M&A advisors who need an independent technical read./who-we-serve/About: independent technical due diligenceAn independent technical due diligence firm in Seattle, Washington. Deal-side people and senior engineers, fixed fees, no success fee./about/FAQ: technical due diligenceAnswers on technical due diligence for software deals: what it covers, buying and selling, access and confidentiality, fixed fees and timing./faq/
04 · Insights
Insights.
Every note, by topic, newest first.
Due diligence 8
Nov 12, 2026Technical debt in 2026: demand, review prices and repair costs8 minNov 10, 2026What a migration changes when nothing is supposed to change11 minNov 10, 2026What a technical due diligence reads, and what it does to the deal10 minNov 10, 2026An aging platform inside an acquisition target11 minNov 10, 2026What a well-built product looks like to a reviewer11 minNov 10, 2026How technical debt is measured and put into a deal11 minNov 10, 2026The technology behind the SaaS numbers11 minNov 10, 2026Key-person risk in the technology: what a reviewer looks for11 min
Buying 3
Selling 4
Nov 13, 2026Before you hire an M&A advisor, get a second opinion5 minNov 10, 2026Who will buy your software company, and what their technical review looks for10 minNov 10, 2026A technical baseline before the banker11 minNov 10, 2026The technology claims in your sale document, read by the reviewer who will test them11 min
Ownership 2
AI 4
05 · People
People.
The authors behind the notes and the reviews.
06 · Reference
Reference.
For readers and for machines.
Next step
Preparing a sale or looking at a target?
We reply within one business day. NDA before any documents change hands.