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𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗠&𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮 "𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝘅" 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 EY recently released a great piece confirming what we’ve been seeing at Lahav Advisory for the last 18 months: In a tighter market, the "Technical Truth" is the only thing that protects your valuation. The article highlights three "Value Killers" that traditional DD often misses: 1. The AI Monetization Gap: Everyone has an AI roadmap, but few have an auditable path to profit. 2. Technical Debt as a Liability:"Shortcut-driven" development isn't just a mess—it's a financial drain that slows down post-deal synergy. 3. Key Person Dependency:If the logic lives in a founder's head and not the artifacts, you aren't buying an asset; you’re buying a hostage situation. 𝗔𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘃 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 "𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸" 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Stop flying blind... If you're looking at a software deal in 2026, the "Standard Audit" isn't enough. https://lnkd.in/gVpTJFbr #MA #TechDueDiligence #SoftwareInvesting #LahavAdvisory #PrivateEquity