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> 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 focusin
by 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.