Risk Elimination and The LaunchDarkly Value-Add

The text discusses the transition from Waterfall to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in software development and introduces "The Risk Gap" concept, which highlights the inherent risks involved in launching new releases. These risks include losing product value or time due to delayed feature updates or competitor advantage. The Risk Gap is also linked to the Iron Triangle concept that suggests teams often have to choose between speed, quality, and cost when developing software. LaunchDarkly aims to close this gap by enabling companies to adopt CI/CD methodology responsibly, accelerate development cycles, eliminate risks associated with large releases, and reduce costs of homegrown feature management systems.