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by dryanau 1075 days ago
> Debt is a drain on your revenues; the thing you did to incur the debt is a boost to your revenues; if you take too long to pay back the debt, it's an overall loss.

> CFOs can calculate that. Engineers don't like to.

Engineers don't get to, in many cases. It's often the managers steering the ship at full pelt.