[Apes]

1.5x the features, 3x the code would roughly result in 1/3 development velocity, 3x bugs, and 3x incidents going forward.

Even assuming all your developers are magically given a solid understanding of the new code, all remaining velocity will be entirely consumed by bugs and incidents. No more feature development will occur.

You could try to grow to outrun the code debt you've just acquired - but that's what literally every start up tries to do, and less than 10% succeed.

The most likely outcome is that the company would enjoy a one-time massive feature feast before slowly dying over the course of 5-10 years or so.

Great if you're a founder looking for a quick exit or some other position that is super focused on short term growth, I suppose.