Jim and Alan spend a fast hour talking about technical debt. \xa0 It's everything that a CEO/CFO/COO or Founder needs to know about technical debt -- and how to start paying it down. \xa0 What causes technical debt? \xa0Is technical debt the result of a bad development team? \xa0Is it possible to develop a software platform without incurring technical debt? \xa0Is the solution to technical debt a complete platform rewrite or can you pay it down without "dry docking the boat"? \xa0These are just a few of the questions that we answer on today's show.