“Final_FINAL_v7” Is a Liability. Versioning Must Be Defensible.
Multiple 'final' files look like governance failure; we enforce one source-of-truth, meaningful names, and a superseded archive with logs.
Elena Dossier
The Diligence Partner Brussels
Partner at a boutique Due Diligence firm, formerly a forensic investigator for a major European law practice. She has spent her career digging through digital debris to find fraud. Writes here about how to structure your company's information so it survives the scrutiny of investors, auditors, and regulators.
Start With the Index. Make Every File Earn Admission.
Folder-first rooms slow deals; an index-first register adds provenance, owners, tie-outs, and staged access that survives scrutiny.
The Data Dump Is Not Transparency. It Is Uncontrolled Disclosure.
Uploading everything feels transparent, but it reads as concealment; we control scrutiny with an indexed disclosure pack and staged access.