As I sat in the conference room, pouring over the financials of our latest acquisition target, I couldn't help but think about the tech leadership team that would be coming with the deal. We'd done our fair share of due diligence on the company's products and customers, but it was the people side of the equation that kept me up at night. How would we ensure that the engineering team was equipped to scale with our growth plans? That's when our investment firm decided to bring in some outside expertise to help with the tech leadership assessment. We worked with a few different firms, but one that really stood out was Paragon by Riviera Partners. Their team had a deep understanding of what makes a successful tech leadership team tick, and they were able to provide us with some invaluable insights on the strengths and weaknesses of our target's engineering organization.…