Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt In Early-Stage Startups

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The Not So Secret Sauce Podcast

Founders Factory Africa

19 episodes

9 months ago

The Not So Secret Sauce Podcast and Newsletter feature insightful insider exchanges between investment specialists, venture builders and innovation architects at the Founders Factory Africa 'Mothership' and early-stage startup ecosystem innovators of all stripes. The show, brought to you by Founders Factory Africa, is where we "open source the secret sauce".

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Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt In Early-Stage Startups - Speed vs. Quality

The Not So Secret Sauce Podcast

43 minutes

2 years ago

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt In Early-Stage Startups - Speed vs. Quality

Not So Secret Sauce S2 EP5: Navigating Technical Debt in Early Startups: Speed vs. Quality

In this first episode of a two-part series on the Not So Secret Sauce Podcast, Kevin Odongo, Senior Software Architect at Founders Factory Africa, and Fabian Elliot, Africa Startup and Venture Capital Business Development Manager at Google Cloud for Startups, guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the critical journey of bringing their product to market.

What to look forward to in this episode:

Core pieces of technical infrastructure founders should have in place [04:15]
Evaluating market readiness [08:55]
Leveraging Google Cloud tools [13:01]
Red flags to look out for in preparation for market entry [17:10]
Prototyping and getting direct market feedback [21:46]
Going to market as an early-stage venture [26:07]
When to consider technical debt for your startup [33:47]

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