Tim LoGrasso of Kickdrum and Matt Thompson of AWS host a roundtable sharing best practices for software mergers and acquisitions.

Topic include:

Karthik Krishnamurthy introduction
Tim LoGrasso, Kickdrum introduction
Maturity model for calculating risk in M&A
M&A changes and challenges in 2023
Matt Thompson, AWS introduction
Is architecture a focus when considering M&A?
Most M&A struggles due to product team misalignment
Containers, APIs in compute infrastructure easier to integrate than Monoliths
M&As are often driven by Finance and Business Development, not so much Product Teams
Time metric to measure success and failure for M&As
Building a case for M&A vs build
Preethi Srinivasan (Druva, DataStax) on due diligence for M&A considerations
Pre-integration Proof of Concepts increase the success rate
90 day and 12 month plans with funding models to deliver the joint opportunity
Understand the ‘white space’ to address with the combination of products
What can product teams do to accelerate value?
Identify potential friction points and how to address
Access to cheap compute power is important
Guidance on managing customer data during M&A
The customer data to review
Managing people risk during an M&A
Session wrap up

Ep012: Mergers & Acquisitions Best Practices Roundtable with Tim LoGrasso of Kickdrum