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Richard Ewing, Product Economist · $0M ARR scaled
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Recent Audit Findings
maintenance costs reported as "innovation"
73% of "new features" were debt payments
AI cost reduction achieved
Output maintained, CFO now requires framework
The Four Horsemen of Technical Insolvency
These are the patterns that kill product organizations silently.
1. Zombie Infrastructure
Legacy systems consuming 80%+ of engineering capacity silently.
2. Feature Bloat
Features nobody uses but everyone maintains.
3. AI Hallucination Debt
AI costs scaling faster than value created.
4. Capital Misallocation
60% of R&D going to maintenance, reported as "innovation."
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