Tech Debt

Working at a unicorn from the very early days, I learned that managing tech debt, as with anything else, is an act of balance.

Lean too much towards “moving fast at all cost” and you’ll run into the scenario below. Lean too hard into “we gotta do everything right”, and you risk missing opportunities. So how do you know you have the right balance?

First, you realize you do your best, knowing you can’t make perfect decisions and the need to improve the results of older decisions will always be present.

The most important thing is determining what the critical parts are and making sure they are guarded. And that the rest are coming along even if not their bestest best.

It’s not an easy juggle and that’s why not every startup makes it