walked into a startup pitch meeting last week.


CTO spent 15 minutes explaining his "custom architecture" that was literally react + whatever he used at his last gig + a stack overflow auth implementation + "we'll refactor later."
the deck said series A ready.
the codebase said "please god hire a devops person."
investor asked about testing.
got a blank stare and "honestly we move fast."
here's the thing though: it worked. they raised $10M.
so either our entire evaluation framework is theater, or we're just funding whoever can tell the best story about their technical debt.
This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.
  • Reward
  • Comment
  • Repost
  • Share
Comment
Add a comment
Add a comment
No comments
  • Pin