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The Builder’s Eye: What Technical Founders Look for in Code Reviews

October 14, 2025

During a recent due diligence engagement, a PE firm asked us to evaluate a “world-class engineering team” at a Series B…

The Hidden Killer of Early-Stage Startups: Why Customer Discovery Failures Doom Most Ventures

September 30, 2025

*And how smart founders are solving the participant recruitment problem* The statistics are sobering: 70% of startups fail not because of…

Four Days to Technical Truth: Our Rapid Assessment Methodology

September 21, 2025

“Can you evaluate their technology stack by Friday? We need an answer before the weekend.” Not an ask you want to…

The AI Breakup: It’s not you. It’s me.

September 14, 2025

The growing use of ChatGPT has expanded beyond its original purpose as a tool, with some people turning to it for…

The (Almost) $10M Mistake: How Confirmation Bias Derails Tech Due Diligence

August 19, 2025

A prominent PE firm was a week away from closing a $10 million Series B investment. The target? A “revolutionary” AI-powered…

Beyond the Hype: Smarter Investing in Biotech Startups

July 9, 2025

Biotech promises massive returns—but only for those who do their homework. Here’s a due diligence blueprint, and how firms like Osparna…

Value of software in an era of increased supply

May 9, 2025

Looking at Claude Code, it’s becoming easier to build applications quickly. While there are numerous, hard-to-predict implications, there will clearly be…

I asked AI

March 27, 2025

We know that AI is going to impact due diligence – approach, analysis, and data collection. Assuming that is true, I…

Whisper.AI, Fabric, Ollama & llama 3

September 8, 2024

Osparna has been utilizing Open Source Software tools to analyze the decision making process in our company. One way we do…

Technology Due Diligence By Builders

August 3, 2024

In addition to engaging in Technology Due Diligence, Osparna is a team of builders. Likely many, what we build is often…