The Due Diligence Show
The Thought Source team have produced a podcast series covering the ”behind the scenes” of performing technical due diligence for M&A projects. With decades of experience around the world consulting and working directly as executives for some of technology’s largest companies, Though Source (www.thoughtsourceconsulting.com) has amazing breadth from building and bringing to market technology products, strategic mergers and acquisitions all the way to helping clients develop technology strategies with the right analysis, level headed planning and best-of-breed technology integration.
Episodes
How do you get AI into your business without blowing the budget or locking yourself into a vendor you’ll regret later?
In this episode of The Due Diligence Show, Adam Jaques and Luke Silcock explore the real-world decisions behind operationalizing AI. Whether you’re building your own stack, renting from a hyperscaler, or experimenting with open-source agents in your office lab, this conversation is your ...
In Episode 3 of The Due Diligence Show (Season 2), Adam and Luke get candid about the AI skills shift that’s already reshaping the workplace. From drop-in replacements for white-collar workers to agentic AI that codes entire apps solo, this episode unpacks how job roles are being augmented — or outright redefined.
Then the pair dives into the growing concern around AI security and trust. Luke walks us th...
AI can boost your business. But can you trust it?
In this episode of The Due Diligence Show, Adam and Luke dive into the messy middle of AI adoption: the promise of productivity versus the pitfalls of trust. From hallucinated news links to offshoring 2.0, we explore where automation works, where it breaks, and why “just use AI” isn’t a strategy.
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We’re back! After a long break, The Due Diligence Show kicks off Season 2 with a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence. Adam Jaques and Luke Silcock unpack what’s hype, what’s real, and what matters for businesses, investors, and tech leaders.
In this episode:
- What is AI — really — and why does it matter?
- Who are the major players (OpenAI, Google, Anthropi...
How to announce your deal! There are so many things to consider when communicating a deal to the world and those directly impacted. Thought Source use their experience to talk in detail about how to approach communicating different types of deals and what to consider when it comes to communicating how a deal affects those being acquired and those acquiring. It’s more complicated than you would first think!
Tech Teams and Talent – A critical asset to analyze
HR Alert!! One thing that we love to investigate as part of technical due diligence is organizational structure, teams, and people. This is an area that contains significant value as part of a technical asset, as well as a substantial amount of risk to ensure a productive future of the potential acquisition.
The Thought Source team discuss all of the areas that are usually invest...
Look out Product Managers, this episode is all about you! The Thought Source team are back in the deal room to discuss what they look for in a technology product and its suitability for acquisition. They discuss everything from product features, market fit, what makes a good roadmap and indications that you have set the product up for a successful future in order to adapt and grow.
In this extended episode, the Thought Source team talk about how source code is assessed during a technical due diligence project. Source code is sometimes referred to as the “crown jewels” when it comes to M&A transactions, it can certainly be the most valuable part of the intellectual property you are acquiring.
When we undertake technical due diligence, it’s a process that we have honed for decades and source code analysis is ...
This is such a common question that our clients ask. Many clients have a proficient engineering team who are eager to build something new. So should you give them some budget and get them onto it, or acquire another company that may have already learned from their mistakes and built some market reputation? The answer is never straight forward and the Though Source team give you their opinion in this episode of The Due Diligence ...
Do your deal homework! – that’s the message from this episode of The Due Diligence Show.
There are so many things that can be easily done before a deal is in play. The Thought Source team chat about how often a deal is in the final throws of due diligence and we ask ourselves, why didn’t the buyer know this beforehand?
Whether its competitive intelligence, bake-offs, outside-in reviews, product quality and support analysis, all of ...
As the pressure of the deal clock ticks, it's easy for tech acquirers to get caught up in revenue projections, legal and HR, when they need to stay core to the actual target's function, the product they sell.
In episode 3 of The Due Diligence show, we chat about how the value of Technology due diligence is often a misunderstood area of the M&A process.
Many acquirers consider technology as a "tick box" item that is simply covered c...
The team at Thought Source are back with episode 2 of The Due Diligence Show. In this episode, the guys chat about why tech M&A deals typically go bad when it comes to technology due diligence analysis.
Visit us at www.thoughtsourceconsulting.com
Specializing in technical due diligence, the experienced team at Thought Source Consulting take you for a look behind the scenes at the art of performing technical due diligence on companies and products for M&A projects
Visit us at www.thoughtsourceconsulting.com
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