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> At some point it makes sense, but it is way, way down the road for most startups. Thing is, unlike the "get driven to work" analogy, programmers/etc are in t
by scott_karana 11y ago
> At some point it makes sense, but it is way, way down the road for most startups.
Thing is, unlike the "get driven to work" analogy, programmers/etc are in the same problem domain as the required services.
It would be like a mechanic taking an Uber to his garage every day because he couldn't be bothered personally owning a car. What?!
"Car leases" (rented dedicated servers [possibly even managed]) are a happy medium everyone should consider.
- stevewilhelm 11y ago> Thing is, unlike the "get driven to work" analogy, programmers/etc are in the same problem domain as the required services. But programmers should be focusing on delivering their startup's unique technology or service, not building and maintaining commodity infrastructure.
- scott_karana 11y agoYeah, I agree that initially, startups should focus on building value over lowering infrastructure costs. But I'm continually embarrassed when companies who raised $100Mns in Series B funding continue to rely on AWS when they could have build out much sooner, and reduced their burn rate measurably.