Oliversys — Technical Due Diligence https://oliversys.tech/blog Long-form writing on technical due diligence practice: what the tools catch, what the human catches, and what the Iberian deal market misses. en-gb Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:24:43 GMT What the Git-Forensics Agent Catches, and What Doesn't https://oliversys.tech/blog/what-codebase-history-catches The agent surfaces bus factor, velocity, and hotspots in under 5 seconds. The human catches whether the pattern is a warning or a founder story. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/what-codebase-history-catches One Consultant With Agents Versus a Five-Person Firm https://oliversys.tech/blog/solo-consultant-with-agents-thesis Agents changed the unit economics of professional services. Senior judgment plus agent throughput changes what a solo practice can deliver on one repo. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/solo-consultant-with-agents-thesis Why Iberian Seed Funds Skip Tech Diligence https://oliversys.tech/blog/iberian-seed-tech-dd-skipped Traditional TDD costs €25k–€80k on a €500k check. The math does not work, so diligence gets skipped. The price point has changed. The gap has not closed yet. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/iberian-seed-tech-dd-skipped Three Questions That Expose AI-Washing in Ten Minutes https://oliversys.tech/blog/3-questions-that-expose-ai-washing Eval harness, inference cost at p90, model deprecation plan. Any CTO running real AI answers these in ten minutes. Here is what the answers reveal. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/3-questions-that-expose-ai-washing Is Their AI a Real Model or an If-Statement https://oliversys.tech/blog/ai-if-statement-vs-model Five questions separate a startup running real LLM inference from one routing through a wrapper. Each question has a tell. Here is how to read the answers. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/ai-if-statement-vs-model Semgrep Flagged 200 Issues. Thirty Mattered. https://oliversys.tech/blog/what-static-analysis-misses Static analysis produces signal and noise in roughly equal measure. Here is how a senior engineer reads Semgrep output to rank what belongs in a DD report. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/what-static-analysis-misses How to Read a Git History Like a Forensic Accountant https://oliversys.tech/blog/git-history-forensics Commit patterns tell stories pitch decks do not. Velocity bursts, pre-deal cleanup, and AI-washed histories each leave a distinct trace. Here is how to read it. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/git-history-forensics Tech DD Any Angel Can Run in One Hour https://oliversys.tech/blog/ten-question-tech-dd-angel Ten questions across bus factor, test integrity, dependencies, infra cost, and team velocity. Each answer reveals a specific risk before you write the check. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/ten-question-tech-dd-angel Test Coverage as a Metric Is Broken https://oliversys.tech/blog/coverage-number-is-theatre Coverage counts lines executed, not assertions made. One test file and 90 seconds is more diagnostic than any dashboard percentage. Here is the check. Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/coverage-number-is-theatre Bus Factor in Five Minutes https://oliversys.tech/blog/bus-factor-in-5-minutes Three git commands reveal contributor concentration before you read a line of code. Here is what the numbers show and what only a human can catch. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://oliversys.tech/blog/bus-factor-in-5-minutes