[Verse 1] Your startup's growing fast, investors knocking at the door But going public means compliance you've never faced before Sarbanes-Oxley waits ahead with rules carved deep in stone Internal controls and audit trails must be your cornerstone [Chorus] S-O-X means document everything A-U-D-I-T every data string S-C-A-L-E your narrative clean Ready for the public company scene Compliance, defiance of chaos and mess Technical readiness passing every test [Verse 2] Financial reporting needs your tech stack bulletproof and tight Access controls with segregation keeping data rights Change management procedures logged in every single phase Backup systems tested monthly through your riskiest days [Chorus] S-O-X means document everything A-U-D-I-T every data string S-C-A-L-E your narrative clean Ready for the public company scene Compliance, defiance of chaos and mess Technical readiness passing every test [Verse 3] Your infrastructure story needs to sing of endless growth Load balancers and failovers supporting every oath Database sharding strategies and caching layers deep Microservices architecture that never falls asleep [Bridge] Auditors will question every server, every line Security frameworks mapped to business needs divine Disaster recovery tested, not just theory on a page Your technology must perform on the IPO stage [Chorus] S-O-X means document everything A-U-D-I-T every data string S-C-A-L-E your narrative clean Ready for the public company scene Compliance, defiance of chaos and mess Technical readiness passing every test [Outro] From private code to public trust Your systems must be gold, not rust IPO dreams require more than speed Technical compliance plants the seed
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