Partner/User Management Tech Debt - Accept for Speed
Situation
Explicitly acknowledged and accepted that Partner Portal, Fuzzball SaaS, and Portal Depot will have separate user/account systems rather than integrating them. Flagged the future cleanup cost but chose speed over architectural purity.
Reasoning
Speed matters more than architectural purity for H1 execution. The different systems serve different immediate needs. Flagging it publicly creates organizational awareness so it does not become a surprise later. Accepting ownership of future cleanup rather than blocking current progress.
Additional Context
H1 Planning Marketing meeting. Discussion about partner portal needs, Fuzzball SaaS launch, and existing Portal Depot users. Peter raised concern then explicitly chose to accept the tech debt.
People Involved
Lindsay Aamodt, Tabatha, Dave Dickerson, Ramesh
Source
reflection
AI Confidence
95%
Related Context
fathom
This is me telling you, youre standing staring at me at some point in the future telling me theres a mess to clean up, and were going to choose not to today to clean up, and thats okay.
Outcome
Right call - speed was worth it, tech debt is manageable.
Recorded on January 12, 2026
Decision ID: 8f508dbf-7657-4cf2-a008-97791df16d9a