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An engineering problem isn't a money problem

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I think my exact words were, it's not a money problem, it's an engineering problem.

Episode 247: Aggy5 (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:26:57 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

When aggregator troubles prompt talk of raising more money, Dave pushes back: the issue isn't money, it's that the thing isn't built right. For technical engineering problems, a big cash infusion (startup culture) just pressures you to accelerate solutions instead of building them properly.

Not in the audio. 'an engineering problem.' is in an Unknown-labeled cue. It's kept because it plainly completes Dave's sentence from the 9-cue Dave run.

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  1. Episode 247: Aggy5 (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:38:58 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    Startup culture gets a humongous cash infusion up front, and you tend to accelerate your solutions

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