>> Startups save weeks getting to MVP with Vibe Coding, then spend comparable time and budget on cleanup. But that’s still faster than traditional development.

> That's the core of situation as described in the article. I wonder how true that is, that it's faster overall than having developers build the MVP.

In a startup it's often very important to show traction, and thus decreasing time to market can be hugely beneficial, even if it costs you more time overall.

The same reason people can rationally take on technical debt in general.