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Technical Due Diligence Checklist
110+ checks across 11 sections, from the five-minute smell test to licensing, AI-generated code and the final call. Run on real diligence engagements.
AI Code Provenance Audit
How much of this codebase was generated, by what, reviewed by whom, and can anyone fix it at 2am. The question most diligence checklists miss.
Founder's Pre-Diligence Self-Audit
What an investor will find in your codebase before they find it. The checks I run on a target, pointed at you, while there is still time to fix things.
The Rewrite Decision
Rewrite or refactor, and how to tell which one you are facing. A scored framework, plus the conditions under which rewrites actually succeed.
Cloud Cost Reality Check
What your infrastructure actually costs per user and per transaction, where the waste hides, and which savings are real rather than a spreadsheet exercise.
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