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Facts before funding.

The technical truth in 5 days.

Your investment committee needs a fact base, not a 30-day research project. Our 5-day Technical Triage delivers the definitive verdict on platform risk, architecture scalability, and engineering maturity before the deal closes.

Free Sample Assessment Report

See what Technical Triage actually delivers.

Download a redacted report from a real pre-close engagement. The fact base, risk findings, and 90-day remediation plan.

  • Technical risk landscpae with severity ratings
  • Scalability & architecture verdict
  • Process and engineering gaps
  • Prioritized 90-day remediation plan
Download the Sample Report

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Technology assessments delivered

5 days

From kickoff to knowledge

18 years

Enterprise technology consulting

WHAT YOUR INTERNAL DD MIGHT MISS

The most expensive surprises happen after the deal is signed

These are the hidden risks that show up as Day 1 taxes on your capital.


TECHNICAL LIABILITY

Undisclosed architectural debt, security gaps, and compliance failures that silently erode the asset you just acquired. 

Know upfront the hidden risks that impact valuation and growth potential.


SCALABILITY WALLS

The 10x growth thesis depends on a platform that can handle it. 

We verify whether the architecture and engineering processes scale or if there is a hard ceiling that will require a costly re-platform down the road.
 


PRODUCT SUBSTANCE

Is this a productized technology or a “duct-tape” MVP held together by manual workarounds.

We determine where the assets are liabilities.



BY THE NUMBERS

What our assessments uncover

85%

of valuations lowered as a result of findings

2

average number of unknown critical risks discovered

30%

average overspend on cloud infrastructure

2-5x

opportunity for engineering process improvement

THE INVESTMENT READY DELIVERABLE

A definitive fact base for your Investment Committee

This is not a generic audit. It is a structured, investor-grade assessment that prioritizes every architectural bottleneck, security risk, and engineering gap explained at a boardroom level. 

  • Fact Base
    Unbiased findings from code review, architecture analysis, and stakholder interviews.
  • Risk-Rated Findings
    Every issue categorized by severity and business impact. Clear language your IC can act on without a translator.
  • 90-Day Post Close Roadmap
    A prioritized 90-day execution plan. What to fix first, what to leave for later, and what it will take to accomplish.
5-Day Fast-track Timeline
1
Day 1
Kickoff & Access

Target introduction, codebase and systems access, documentation review. 

2
Days 2–3
Deep Technical Analysis

Architecture review, code quality, team topology mapping, delivery pipeline assessment, dependency tracing. Stakeholder interviews.

3
Day 4
Findings & Roadmap

Fact base synthesis. Gap analysis. Remediation plan prioritized: Immediate / High / Medium. Projected ROI for each fix.

4
Day 5
Deliverable & Readout

Live report presentation to deal team with Q&A.

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WHO YOU'LL ACTUALLY TALK TO

Our partners lead Forensic Technical Triage engagements personally. When you book a consultation, you’re talking to one of us, not a junior associate or a sales rep.

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Frank Oelschlager

Partner & Managing Director

Frank has 30+ years of product technology and operational experience.

He has built and sold software companies as an entrepreneur and has served as fractional CTO for mid-market companies across HealthTech, Media, SaaS, and FinTech.

He specializes in successfully navigating clients through inflection points and digital transformation initiatives.

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Rick Garvin

Partner & Managing Director

Rick focuses on product development acceleration and product management for growth-oriented technology companies.

Rick has worked on internet-based application architectures for 35+ years and holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

He frequently works as fractional CTO, VP of Engineering, or VP of Product Development.

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Hyun Ho Ro

Partner & Managing Director

Hyun Ho has more than 25 years of experience in software engineering and engineering management with experience working across the full product development lifecycle.

At Ten Mile Square, Ho works with clients to develop modern cloud-based solutions on AWS and Azure, manage complex merger-related application and data integrations, as well as holding interim engineering management roles.

Facts before funding.

Not assumptions.

Start with the sample report. If what you see meets your needs,
book 15 minutes to scope a 5-day Technical Triage for your target.

    OR IF YOU ARE READY TO TALK NOW

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