Indries: Due diligence framework utilizes nearly 170 total questions
Robert Indries · He Built LLMs in 2016 and Still Trusts Gut Over AI · Jun 16, 2026 · at 1:23
Robert Indries explains how his team identifies hidden problems and omissions when evaluating potential company acquisitions.
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“We have a standard of 21 questions, and, you know, we analyze stuff, and wherever we feel that something isn't adding up, we go deeper, and then we go deeper. Just, you know, for the sake of the audience, we have almost a 170 questions total, you know, that we go into, and for large companies, we asked all of them every time. For small companies, we just ask follow-up questions in the areas where we feel that we need to know more.”
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