How Technical Due Diligence Actually Works (From Someone Who Runs Them)

Most technical due-diligence reports are 60 pages nobody reads - and they miss the one thing that actually kills the deal. Here's what a technical DD really is, what it should find, and how to spot a checkbox exercise. Get a 10-minute read on your deal's tech risk: https://concepttocloud.com/services/technical-due-diligence/tech-risk-scorecard I've run technical due diligence on both sides of the table. In this video I break down what a real DD looks like for a private-equity deal team: - What a technical DD actually answers (hint: it's not a code review) - The risks a good one surfaces - and the ones cheap ones miss - How key-person risk, scalability ceilings and "AI theatre" change the price - Good DD vs a generic template - including red flags in the DD provider itself - What it costs and how long it takes Chapters 0:00 The report nobody reads 0:22 Who this is for 1:00 What a technical DD actually is 1:57 What a good report finds 2:05 Key-person risk 2:48 Scalability ceilings 4:11 Security & compliance 5:51 Tech debt — with a number 6:53 AI theatre 7:48 Integration landmines 8:53 Good DD vs a checkbox exercise 10:01 Cost, timeline, and what you get 10:35 Where to start Free: the Tech-Risk Scorecard: https://concepttocloud.com/services/technical-due-diligence/tech-risk-scorecard Pre-acquisition diligence checklist: https://concepttocloud.com/resources/pre-acquisition-tech-diligence-checklist Concept to Cloud runs board-ready technical due diligence for private equity - ex-NASA engineers, senior-led, fixed price. Book a discovery call: https://concepttocloud.com/contact #privateequity #duediligence #techdiligence #M&A #privateequityinvesting