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Discussion on: Functional Debt: The Price of “Yes”

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Abe Dolinger

Nice. I hadn't heard it that way, but back when I had a startup, we coined the phrase, "Every asset is also a liability."

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Matt Eland

This is why startups can compete with established companies. They're typically built on older stacks, struggling with tech debt and functional debt, and have a lot more oversight and goals they have to hit vs being able to pivot and innovate new product lines. It's essentially like using judo to fight a larger opponent.