# Brendan Cody-Kenny: Timelines are compressing, and the same pressure gives opposite outcomes depending on what the team practises

Technical Due Diligence for Software M&A https://sub.xiliary.com/p/brendancodykenny

### 2026-04-17 update #architecture #due-diligence #m-and-a #tech-debt
Timelines are compressing, and the same pressure gives opposite outcomes depending on what the team practises
- A $950M business on a well maintained monolith, one architecture and one language continuously invested in, has good margins.
- A devtool company on mixed technologies and microservices needs an army of engineers to keep the lights on and is barely profitable.
- Each new leader adds a layer every 2-4 years. After a decade the development history shows old technologies left in place and the system is delicate.

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