Field notes
Notes from inside the diligence process.
Short pieces on what operational due diligence actually tests, how control environments are built, and where the numbers come from.
- In draft
What an LP’s operational diligence team is actually testing
Segregation of duties and cash controls are the leading veto trigger. What the questions are really probing, and why small firms fail them by default.
- In draft
The five findings that end a raise
The operational gaps that recur in LP due diligence, what each one looks like from the assessor’s side, and what closing it actually requires.
- In draft
Build versus buy for a six-person sponsor: the 2026 numbers
What the enterprise platforms cost, what the spreadsheet costs, and the honest cases for each. Including when the answer is to buy.
Podcast
Scaling with Clarity
Maxim’s conversations with founders and operators on building firms that scale without losing the thread.
Listen at podcast.futureventures.caOr skip the reading.
The readiness scan covers the same ground as the first note, applied to your own firm.