About.
Serving investors in technology businesses, Temple Strategy is keenly focused on strategic, quality due diligence practice.
Who We Are.
When you need it done right, leave it with us.
Temple Strategy is a boutique advisory firm specializing in due diligence and value creation for technology businesses. We support investors and acquirers through high-conviction, insight-driven evaluations, from pre-investment diligence to post-close value creation.
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Our engagements focus on product, technology, and operational depth, with a particular emphasis on execution pathways that drive long-term value. We work across growth equity, middle-market private equity, and large-cap buyouts. We do not typically take on early-stage, minority-stake venture diligence.
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What We Do.
We help investors answer the questions that matter:
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Is this product scalable, defensible, and built by a team that can grow it?
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Is the roadmap credible, and does it align with the market?
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What levers are available post-close to improve performance and deepen moat?
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How We're Different.
We do not produce inflated slide decks for LPs or lenders. We deliver real diligence for decision-makers deploying firm capital.
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Our Principles
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No rubber stamps: we pursue truth first.
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Built for decisions, not optics: our work is designed to support deal conviction.
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Operational depth matters: we bring product and technology expertise that delivers real value.
We operate with the urgency of an investor..
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..and the mindset of a product professional.
Temple Strategy provides high-trust advisory services across the investment lifecycle, from pre-investment diligence through post-close execution. We focus on product-led businesses where technical depth and strategic clarity are central to long-term value creation.
We conduct independent, founder-aware assessments designed to identify core strengths, risks, and levers for improvement. We investigate product architecture and scalability, roadmap feasibility and alignment with business goals, engineering processes and organizational structure, market fit and competitive positioning. These evaluations are used by growth equity firms, corporate development teams, and private equity investors during pre-close diligence and portfolio reviews.
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We deliver tailored insights that go beyond standard diligence templates. This work is particularly well suited for internal investment committees or strategic buyers preparing for high-conviction decisions.
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We transform strategy into execution by working with sponsors and operators after the deal closes. Our support with roadmap triage and reprioritization to align with value creation goals, recommendations on buy-vs-build decisions, interim product strategy and technical planning, organization design, and hiring plan development.
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100+
Experts
Globally
500
Million
Acquisition Advising
40
Years
Experience in Due Diligence Combined
​Philip Crandall
Managing Director
Philip Crandall is the Managing Director of Temple Strategy. He brings a rate blend of operating, investing, and strategic experience to every engagement.
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Before founding Temple Strategy, Philip served as a senior product executive in high-growth technology companies, including as VP of Product at Rokt and COO at Cashrewards. He has led teams across product development, go-to-market, data science, and commercial strategy.
Early in his career, Philip worked at Bain & Company, where he advised major corporations on product strategy, organizational strategy, and growth levers. His work there laid the foundation for his analytical rigor and high standards.
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Philip believes that technology diligence should be product-first, insight-rich, and execution-aware. He created Temple Strategy to serve investors who agree.
If you're preparing for an investment, navigating a critical decision, or looking to unlock value in a product-driven business, we can help. Schedule a brief introductory conversation to explore how we work.