Strategy

The CTO Guide to Technical Debt: When to Pay It Down and When to Let It Ride

15 June 2026 ยท 9 min read

David Park
David Park
CTO

Not all technical debt is bad. The key is distinguishing between strategic debt that accelerates time-to-market and corrosive debt that compounds silently. A practical framework for making those calls with confidence.

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