Technical debt is becoming a major growth blocker for OC startups, especially as AI adoption accelerates in 2026. This blog explains the real cost of technical debt, including slower engineering velocity, higher bug rates, security risks, onboarding delays, and investor due diligence concerns. It also outlines the most expensive types of debt—database schema issues, poor test coverage, outdated dependencies, API design flaws, and documentation gaps—and provides a practical remediation playbook for startups looking to reduce risk and improve scalability. ... Read More