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# [The Founder Who Still Ships: What Staying in the Codebase Buys a Small Software Team](https://justinpennington.hashnode.dev/the-founder-who-still-ships-what-staying-in-the-codebase-buys-a-small-software-team?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why I still write code every week as a founder, what it costs, and the rules that keep it from becoming a hiding place

Oct 20 · 4 min read · justinpennington.hashnode.dev  
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Justin Pennington is the founder of Infraxio in Ponte Vedra, Florida, serving Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. He builds practical business systems and software that teams adopt and leaders can measure.

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[Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-founder-who-still-ships-what-staying-in-the-codebase-buys-a-small-software-team/6ad78afb83a7c9c931c77b7d/comment/6ad93f8af387e8efde527603)

The 'let me check with the team' round trip is a real cost in a services business, and I've felt it on the sales side too. When a prospect asks a technical question on a call and you can answer it right then, the deal moves a week faster. Do you find clients ask harder questions because they know you still build?