Technical Assessment & Health Check
Get an honest, independent evaluation of your technology—before your next funding round, acquisition, or major initiative. No surprises.
Sound Familiar?
The Due Diligence Question
Investors are asking about your tech stack and you're not sure how it will hold up to scrutiny. You need an honest answer before they find problems you didn't know existed.
The Inherited Codebase
You acquired a company or your founding CTO left. Now you're running on code nobody fully understands—and things keep breaking.
The Scaling Cliff
Growth is coming. Your team says "we'll need to rewrite everything" but can't explain why—or when. You need a second opinion before committing resources.
The Trust Gap
Your tech team says everything is fine. Your gut says otherwise. You need someone technical enough to dig in but independent enough to tell you the truth.
What I Assess
Architecture
System design, service boundaries, data flow, dependencies. Can this architecture support 10x growth? Where are the bottlenecks?
Code Quality
Maintainability, test coverage, coding standards, documentation. How expensive is it to change things? What's the bus factor?
Security Posture
Authentication, data protection, dependency vulnerabilities, compliance readiness. What would a security-focused investor find?
Performance
Response times, resource utilization, scalability limits. Where will things break under load? What's the cost curve?
Infrastructure
Cloud setup, deployment pipelines, monitoring, disaster recovery. How quickly can you recover from failures? What's your blast radius?
Technical Debt
Shortcuts, outdated dependencies, deferred maintenance. What's the real cost of the decisions made to ship fast?
What You Get
Executive Summary
A one-page overview you can share with your board or investors. Overall health score, top risks, and key recommendations—no jargon.
Detailed Findings Report
Comprehensive documentation of what I found in each area. Evidence-based, with specific examples from your codebase and infrastructure.
Risk Register
Every issue categorized by severity and likelihood. What could hurt you tomorrow vs. what's a slow burn. No surprises during due diligence.
Prioritized Roadmap
What to fix first, what can wait, and what's actually fine. Effort estimates, dependencies, and suggested sequencing your team can execute.
Presentation & Q&A
A live walkthrough of findings with your leadership team. Ask questions, challenge conclusions, and align on next steps.
Pricing
Focused Assessment
Deep dive into one area
- Choose: Architecture, Security, or Performance
- Detailed findings report
- Recommendations
- 60-min review call
1 week delivery
Full Health Check
Complete picture
- All six assessment areas
- Executive summary
- Risk register
- Prioritized roadmap
- Team presentation + Q&A
2 week delivery
Assessment + Advisory
Drive the improvements
- Everything in Full Health Check
- 6-week advisory retainer
- Weekly check-ins
- Implementation guidance
- Progress tracking
8 week engagement
How It Works
1 Day 1-2: Discovery
- Kickoff call to understand your context and concerns
- Access to repositories, infrastructure, and documentation
- Brief conversations with key technical stakeholders
2 Day 3-8: Analysis
- Code review and architecture analysis
- Security and dependency scanning
- Infrastructure and deployment review
- Performance and scalability assessment
3 Day 9-10: Synthesis
- Compile findings into actionable reports
- Build risk register and roadmap
- Prepare executive summary and presentation
4 Delivery
- Present findings to your team
- Answer questions, provide context
- Discuss priorities and next steps
Who This Is For
Founders Raising Capital
Know your technical strengths and weaknesses before investors do their own due diligence.
CEOs Planning Major Initiatives
Validate that your technology can support the next phase before committing resources.
Acquirers & Investors
Independent technical due diligence before closing. Understand what you're buying.
New CTOs & Tech Leaders
Get an objective baseline of what you've inherited. Make informed decisions about where to invest.
Questions
What access do you need?
Read-only access to source code repositories, cloud console (AWS/GCP/Azure), and any existing documentation. I can work with whatever access level you're comfortable with—more access means deeper analysis.
Will this disrupt my team?
Minimal disruption. I'll need 2-3 hours total from your technical leads for context, but most of the work happens asynchronously through code and infrastructure review.
What if you find something really bad?
I'll tell you. That's the point. Better to know now than during due diligence or after a production incident. The report includes not just problems but practical paths to fix them.
Can you help implement the fixes?
The Assessment + Advisory package includes 6 weeks of hands-on guidance. For larger remediation efforts, we can discuss a fractional CTO engagement.
How is this different from automated scanning tools?
Tools find symptoms. I find causes. Automated scanners can tell you about known vulnerabilities or code smells. I can tell you why your architecture will break at 10x scale and what to do about it.
Is everything confidential?
Absolutely. I sign NDAs before accessing anything. Your code, architecture, and findings never leave the engagement.
Ready for an Honest Assessment?
Let's talk about your technology and what you need to know. 30 minutes, no pitch—just an honest conversation about whether this makes sense for your situation.
Schedule a Discovery Call