Tech debt - SW is short lived anyways, why over engineer

In this episode, Ozan Bilgen, Co-founder and CEO at base64.ai, talks about technical debt and why you should avoid over-engineering!

Key takeaways:

• Tech debt is a conscious way of something things can wait
• Knowingly you under-engineer certain parts where you can afford to
• Focusing on the thing that does 99% of the job
• SW is short-lived anyways, so why over-engineer
• Scale and compliance are drivers for revisiting the architecture
• Tech debt is the delta between MVP and V1
• When to decide to through away your MVP and restart
• The tradeoffs between over or under engineer something - the tradeoffs
• To get sizing correct, it takes time (and over-analysis)

About today’s guest: 

Ozan Eren Bilgen is the CEO of Base64.ai, the artificial intelligence solution that can process all types of documents worldwide. Ozan has BSc and MSc degrees in computer sciences. He previously worked as a software engineer and manager in top tech companies such as Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, and Palantir. Some of his notable works include Netflix's credit card payments system, PayPal's online gateway, and Uber's vehicle leasing services. Ozan is a Turkish American who is also an airplane pilot and a scuba diver in his free time.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozanerenbilgen/

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