Using Vendor Due Diligence/Exit Prep for Economic Valuation
summary
Covers a Vendor Due Diligence / Exit Prep process for economic valuation that combines technical due diligence with cost quantification: kickoff and data requests, automated code and license scans (flagging forbidden OSS), live demos and architecture stress checks, then a report that quantifies remediation cost and reduces headline valuation. Gives timelines (VC deals ~1 week, larger strategic/PE 2–4 weeks) and notes tech diligence can consume up to about 10% of deal value; vendor due diligence is used to preidentify fixes up to a year ahead to preserve valuation.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:27Acquisition evaluation
- 7:25Tech due diligence
- 14:12Tech valuation pillars
- 26:22Preparing for due diligence
- 28:49Key takeaways
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