FRACTIONAL CTO • ACQUISITION DILIGENCE • TECH AUDITS
Stack evaluation
Automation planning
Risk reduction
Audit-ready
Common findings we uncover
Process bottlenecks
Mapped
Platform risk
Prioritized
Next 90 days
Planned
FREE BUSINESS HEALTH CHECKS
Use the right diagnostic for your moment: improve an existing business, or evaluate a company before purchase. Each scorecard turns operational and technical signals into a clearer next step.
Owner readiness
Buyer diligence
Technical health
FOR CURRENT OWNERS
Business Owner Scorecard
Assess operations, systems, automation opportunities, reporting gaps, and technology friction inside a business you already run or recently started.
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FOR BUSINESS BUYERS
Business Buyer Scorecard
Evaluate technical risk before close: software dependencies, owner-held knowledge, brittle workflows, vendor exposure, data visibility, and post-close technology priorities.
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WHAT WE FIX
From pre-close technical diligence to post-close fractional CTO support, every engagement is designed to turn complexity into a clear sequence of decisions.
Fractional CTO
Leadership for technology strategy, vendor decisions, roadmap planning, team guidance, and executive-level tradeoffs — scaled to your business.
• Technology strategy
• Roadmap and team guidance
Tech Audits
A structured review of your stack, workflows, integrations, security posture, and hidden operating costs — translated into an action plan.
• Stack evaluation
• Security and process review
Technical Diligence
Pre-close and investment support for acquisitions, platform reviews, software investments, and critical vendor decisions where technical clarity changes the outcome.
• Code and architecture review
• Risk and scalability analysis
WHO WE HELP
Whether you are buying a business, starting one, scaling operations, or leading a software platform, the goal is the same: remove friction, reduce technical risk, and choose what matters next.
Brick-and-mortar businesses
For business buyers and newly acquired brick-and-mortar companies: simplify operations, connect tools, automate repetitive work, and gain visibility across sales, accounting, scheduling, inventory, and staff workflows.
Online and software-led businesses
For startups and software-led companies: improve onboarding, analytics, pricing operations, growth systems, platform stability, architecture decisions, and customer experience with a clearer technical plan.
HOW IT WORKS
Start with a diagnostic conversation, move into pre-close diligence, audit, or leadership support, and leave with a roadmap your business can use before and after ownership changes.
01
Discover
Clarify goals, constraints, current tools, and the decisions that are costing time, money, or momentum.
02
Audit and plan
Map systems, workflows, risks, and opportunities into a prioritized plan with clear next actions.
03
Implement and support
Execute improvements internally with guidance, or bring in Lightened Tech Solutions as the post-close fractional technology lead.
COMMON QUESTIONS
These questions help search engines and AI answer tools understand who Lightened Tech Solutions serves: acquisition teams, new owners, startups, established operators, and software-led businesses.
What does a fractional CTO do for a small or growing business?
A fractional CTO provides senior technology leadership without a full-time hire. That can include strategy, tool selection, vendor review, roadmap planning, team guidance, architecture review, and practical execution support.
Who is Lightened Tech Solutions best suited for?
The work fits business buyers, new owners, startup founders, operators, and software-led companies that need technical clarity, better systems, automation, acquisition diligence, or an experienced voice before and after major technology decisions.
What is included in pre-close technical diligence?
Pre-close diligence reviews the product, architecture, systems, security considerations, scalability, integrations, technical team, vendor dependencies, and operational risks so buyers can make a more informed acquisition decision.
Can you help after a business purchase closes?
Yes. Post-close fractional CTO work can help prioritize improvements, stabilize systems, support vendors or teams, reduce technical debt, improve reporting, and turn diligence findings into a practical operating roadmap.
Start with a focused conversation about your current systems, ownership goals, acquisition plans, or post-close priorities — and the technical decisions that need a clearer path forward.
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