Technology Due Diligence
TechZecs Principals are practiced in assessing high-tech companies for technological success. Our Due Diligence studies include:
For High-Tech Hardware and Systems:
Technical Feasibility - Will the technology work?
Manufacturability - Can it be made in sufficient volumes?
Testing - What is their test process and how does it assure acceptable and reliable solutions?
Cost effectiveness - Can it be made cheaply enough?
Commercializability - Will the products fill a compelling need and sell?
Documentation - Can it be reproduced if the key people leave?
Outsourcability - Can it be outsourced for cost and logistics advantages?
New Product Introduction Processes - Are they effective and efficient?
IP - What is the state of IP? What are the barriers to competition?
Prototyping capabilities - Are they rapid and effective?
Inbound Marketing Processes - Can they define Market Requirements and Solution Requirements adequately?
Outbound Marketing Processes - How effective is the MarCom?
Sales Channel Strategy - How are they selling or planning to sell their solutions?
Engineering support and tools - Does the support plan work and match the Acquirer?
Supplier Management - How do they manage key suppliers and partners?
Parts processes - How do they qualify and manage commodities and components?
Delivery - What is their on-time delivery record? What goes wrong?
etc.
For Software and Internet Companies:
Value Proposition - Is it compelling?
Software Architecture - Who designs the process and where?
Coding - Where is it done? What is the Software Maturity?
Control - What tools and processes are used to control the code?
IP - What is the state of IP? What are the barriers to competition?
Quality - What are the debugging and QA processes? How is Quality assured?
User Interface - Is it SOTA and natural?
Platforms - What is the platform strategy? Open Source? WinTel? Mac?
Deployment - ASP or in-house server strategy? SaaS? B2B? etc.
etc.
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