CTO-Forward
Posts written for technical leaders making platform, vendor, and architecture decisions. Risk management, validation gates, and the cost of premature commitments.
2 posts
- 7 min read
The Discovery Tax
Discovery phases feel expensive. Skipping them is more expensive. Every 'just build it' directive is a bet that you understand the problem completely before starting. That bet almost never pays.
- 5 min read
The Green-Light Problem
The most expensive mistake in platform migrations isn't choosing the wrong platform. It's recommending one before you've validated the assumptions the recommendation depends on. A green light with unresolved checkpoints isn't a recommendation — it's a liability.