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Articles on technical risk, product execution, and investor decision-making

FoundationState Insights is written for investors, acquirers, boards, and leadership teams evaluating technology-driven businesses. The content focuses on how technical due diligence and product due diligence should be used to clarify risk, sharpen decisions, and avoid avoidable blind spots.

Team reviewing AI performance dashboards during a product diligence assessment.

9 April 2026By FoundationState9 min read

Artificial Intelligence Readiness and Data Governance in Product Due Diligence

AI features can strengthen a product story, but they also create new diligence questions around data governance, model risk, explainability, and operational control.

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Product team reviewing roadmap priorities and delivery metrics during due diligence.

30 March 2026By FoundationState8 min read

How to Evaluate Product Roadmaps and Delivery Teams in Due Diligence

A roadmap only matters if the delivery organisation can turn it into shipped product. Investors should test roadmap quality and delivery capability together, not as separate diligence questions.

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Investment team reviewing product diligence findings during a software deal assessment.

30 March 2026By FoundationState10 min read

Product Due Diligence: The Missing Third Pillar in PE and VC Deals

Financial and legal diligence remain essential, but they do not explain whether the product itself is defensible, scalable, and capable of supporting the growth story behind the deal.

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