I can see myself in this comment and I don't like it. Pushing teams and product managers to take a bit of time up-front to consider architectural decisions, id

I can see myself in this comment and I don't like it. Pushing teams and product managers to take a bit of time up-front to consider architectural decisions, ideal vs minimal feature sets, security concerns, etc. got me promoted into a manager of managers role. What I didn't realise was that it wouldn't actually mean having more weight to throw around. Instead those sideline efforts became my entire job and that job was exhausting. I still believe it's possible for startup product teams to move fast without sacrificing quality and sustainability, but I'm increasingly convinced that the only way to achieve that balance is to build it in from the start.