# Power struggles and long-term strategy in startups

DevFeed: [Power struggles and long-term strategy in startups](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/stop-short-term-thinking-and-power-wars-in-startups-28432.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://craftingtechteams.substack.com/p/stop-short-term-thinking-and-power>)

Author: Denis Čahuk

Published: 2024-12-30T14:44:46Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Crafting Tech Teams](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/crafting-tech-teams.md>)

Topics: [Tech Debt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tech-debt.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Self-organizing Team](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-organizing-team.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [case-studies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-studies.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/communication.md>), [complexity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complexity.md>), [cto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cto.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [pitfalls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pitfalls.md>), [project-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project-management.md>), [recommendations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recommendations.md>), [roadmaps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/roadmaps.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>), [tech-debt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-debt.md>)

## AI overview

This podcast discussion examines power struggles, short-term thinking, technical debt, and operational inefficiencies in startups and scale-ups. It covers team dynamics, project management, unplanned work, communication, psychological safety, and aligning engineering efforts with business goals.

## Source excerpt

Mario Tomić, fractional CTO joined Adrian Stanek and Denis Čahuk for an exchange of situational studies and examples of power struggles and lack of long term strategy in startups. Highlights below 👇