← Mo Battah

Writing

Diligence
from technical-diligence.com
A Guide to Technical Due Diligence for Software Acquisitions
April 2026

A practical checklist across ten diligence domains, from architecture and cloud cost structure to licensing, IP and regulatory exposure.

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Two Models for Technical Diligence in PE
March 2026

A data-grounded comparison of large-firm platforms and independent operators for technical diligence.

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Value Creation
from theoperatingcase.com
The New Math of Private Equity Returns
March 2026

35 practitioners on the shift from financial engineering to operational value creation, organized by theme and grounded in industry data.

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Frameworks
from operator-led.com
The AI Readiness Ladder

Why most AI initiatives fail before they start. A five-step framework for sequencing AI adoption.

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Tools to Outcomes

The shift from selling software tools to delivering measurable outcomes.

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The Intensification Thesis

AI does not reduce work; it intensifies the return on high-agency operators.

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