technical debt
4 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 3, 2023 by Ebi Atawodi · across every show →
Everything said about technical debt, oldest first
Dec 3, 2023 positive
Atawodi: Technical debt is product debt that product managers must own
“Infrastructure is the product. Period. Like, I, people are like, oh, tech debt. I'm like, yeah, it's the product debt. I cannot build a skyscraper on a shaky foundation. So it is your problem, too. It's not for the engineer to, like, be barging on the door abo…”
Mar 27, 2025 positive
Misra: Startups must take on technical debt to outpace larger companies
“As a startup, your job is to take on technical debt, right? Because that is how you operate faster than a bigger company, right? Bigger companies don't take on technical debt. They pay it usually right away, or they're paying back technical debt. From the days…”
Mar 27, 2025 positive
Captions dedicates the fourth quarter to paying down technical debt
“Usually Q four for us is infrastructure quarter, right? We just like go and build all the infrastructure. Q four is generally, you know, we've already delivered a ton of products and stuff. We're feeling pretty good about the rest of the year. Things are windi…”
Jun 7, 2026 negative
Fadell: Fast, AI-generated software creates crippling technical debt for startups
“We got fast software, but software, if you're going to build a real company, can't be throwaway. Maybe it can, but I don't think it can be, if you're really going to do this because you get just technical debt and you've got to start over again.”