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I do the dirty tasks for a non-technical founder. Everybody he hires for a task does heavy corner cutting. Technical debt is enormous. Details are not taken car
by lnsru 4y ago
I do the dirty tasks for a non-technical founder. Everybody he hires for a task does heavy corner cutting. Technical debt is enormous. Details are not taken care of. I like the guy, so I help him ignoring cost of opportunity. I do all the plumbing and fixing the tiny details and changes at 2 am. But that’s not sustainable. That’s not the way to build a business with prosperous future.
- j2bax 4y agoDo you have a stake in the business?
- lnsru 4y agoNo. I don’t. Just helping. Because I like this elder gentleman. And he has growing revenue stream from his project.
- TuringNYC 4y agoTotally empathize with you and I've been there. At some point, it does make sense to exit amicably in these situations. My experience has been that the non-technical founder will see things as they truly are, eventually. At that point, you can re-establish another engagement where things are budgeted for a balance of speed and longevity. To be fair, there is a purpose for Technical Debt and for cutting corners, esp for MVPs or demos. But it has to be a balance and the cost of the debt carry has to be appreciated.