In my experience, technical debt is much more about time-to-market minimization than it is about reducing costs. Here in Silicon Valley, raising capital is usua

In my experience, technical debt is much more about time-to-market minimization than it is about reducing costs. Here in Silicon Valley, raising capital is usually not the limiting factor. However, the spoils to be had by being first to Market are so great that they justify pushing a lot of pain into the future just to be the first to get the product out the door and get the first-mover advantage. I've observed that often programmers in the trenches I don't really understand the dynamics of the business well enough to be trusted to make critical decisions regarding these trade-offs.