You know something’s wrong. You just don’t know what. Every tech company has hidden history:

• Shortcuts taken in the early days
• Fragile code written by freelancers or AI tools
• Teams who know how it really works — and grumble about technical debt on the regular
• That “temporary” fix from Series A? It’s now holding up the whole system.

When you’re heading into acquisition talks, due diligence will expose these issues. The question is: are you ready to tell the story?

The Gap in Traditional Audits and Due Diligence

• Big 4 firms → financial rigor, but shallow on tech
• Niche consultancies → deep in code, blind to business impact
• Internal CTOs → close to the system, but not neutral

What’s missing: a business-focused technical story that bridges investors, executives, and engineers.

Why Me Instead of Big Consulting

Unlike teams of junior analysts with checklists, I’ve actually built, maintained, and inherited B2B SaaS systems at companies from Series A to IPO. I’ve been the engineer who had to maintain that “quick fix” and the CTO explaining technical debt to investors. That experience lets me distinguish between technical debt that’s slowing you down and pragmatic choices that enabled your success.

They’ll give you 200-page reports with generic recommendations. I give you the story that explains why your system is the way it is – and which ‘problems’ are actually smart decisions you should keep.

How It Works

• Week 1: Archaeological survey – code, architecture, decision history
• Week 2: Context reconstruction – interviews with your team about why choices were made
• Week 3: Strategic analysis – business impact assessment and prioritized technical roadmap

What You Get

• System Landscape Map: visual diagram of what you actually have and how it connects
• Technical Risk Assessment: what’s fragile, what’s solid, what’s keeping you up at night
• Technology Portfolio Analysis: which systems are assets, which are liabilities
• Executive Summary Deck: the technical story your board/investors need to hear
• Strategic Recommendations: prioritized next steps based on your business goals

For clients who want to move beyond assessment to transformation planning, Strategic Architecture Planning is available as a follow-on engagement.

When You Need This

• Preparing for acquisition or investment
• Just acquired a company and need to understand what you bought
• Technical debt is becoming a business constraint
• Board wants independent technical validation

Ready to Understand What You Really Have?

Ready to stop guessing about your technical foundation? Book a 30-minute consultation and I’ll give you three immediate insights about what you’re really working with.