Start with a hosted DB service in the cloud. When you outgrow that then start thinking how to scale. 1st start sharding the data, then think about splitting a f

Start with a hosted DB service in the cloud. When you outgrow that then start thinking how to scale. 1st start sharding the data, then think about splitting a few services out if they are changing faster. This concept we need to go full microservices multi region right from the get go is silly and wasted time / effort. Until your idea sells and your market grows there is no reason to concern yourself with the logistics of scale.