Technical Due Diligence for early-stage SaaS products

Fast due diligence for modern investors

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Services

For investors

Technical Due Diligence (TDD)

Reduce portfolio risk by including only proper companies. Discover red flags & save deal evaluation time.

  • People: does the team possess needed expertise and can survive first rough years?
  • Processes: is the team customer feedback driven and able to deliver features efficiently?
  • Technology: are the architecture & tech stack modern & reliable and the product can function towards product market fit?
Expertise

SaaS

  • Dozens of SaaS solutions analysed, architected & implemented
  • Experience with SaaS for startups, SMBs & enterprises
  • Managed multi-team SaaS products

AI/ML

  • Designed & built different kind of ML models
  • Experience with latest AI tools like ChatGPT & co.
  • Integrated multiple
    AI/ML solutions with SaaS products

Web3

  • Experience with different blockchains & their ecosystems
  • Deep understanding of WEB3 parts like smart contracts, tokens, DAOs, etc.
  • Combined multiple WEB2 & WEB3 storages & backends together

References

consulting and operational assistance in SaaS product design & development

assistance in hiring & management 
of engineers & designers

evaluation & hands-on assistance with SaaS platform realisation

advisory to the CTO office and operational help with web & mobile design & development

About us

Oleksandr Taran

certified cloud architect & experienced engineering manager

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15 years

in IT as software developer, architect, engineering manager & CTO

10 years

of experience in building corporate & enterprise software & systems

5 years

of SaaS & mobile consulting and operational assistance of SMEs & startups

2 startups

co-founded as CTO
(SaaS in B2C & B2B)

3-layer TDD framework

Investor report divided into three parts

People

Is it the right team for this startup?

  • Org chart & team

Understand who is responsible for what and who are the risk people.

  • Hiring strategy

Be aware of how the talent is & will be hired.

  • IP agreements

Can anyone leave the company and take the IP away or what is the risk of losing it?

  • Tech partners

Who are the tech partners and are they the right ones for this business & company?

PROCESSES

Does the team have efficient process?

  • Customer interviews & feedback loop

Does the team speak with leads & customers the right way?

  • Requirements processing & prioritisation

Does the team build the product from the customer requirements?

  • Development & delivery

Is the product developed efficiently?

  • Code review & testing

Does the dev team work reliably?

Technology

Is the tech promising & will it scale?

  • Architecture & infrastructure

Does the tech setup have risks?

  • Licenses & open source

Are there any wrong or dangerous licenses?

  • Security & access

How secure is the tech setup & product?

  • Tech financials

Are the services used cost-efficiently or can money be saved?