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> Why would any startup shackle themselves to AWS or any cloud when it's not portable? Depending on the startup, that may make sense if it allows for fast iter
by jfim 6y ago
> Why would any startup shackle themselves to AWS or any cloud when it's not portable?
Depending on the startup, that may make sense if it allows for fast iteration.
If a startup is trying to achieve product market fit, having a huge AWS bill is a good problem to have, since it means the product is actually successful.
- gjs278 6y agoit’s not even slightly difficult to get a huge AWS bill. people do it on accident because they refuse to put in spend limits.
- ezeev 6y agoIf you're building on AWS properly, your usage scales with demand. So a huge bill should mean you have huge demand.
- dx034 6y agoOnly servers used for client requests. Dev and integration environments but esp data crunching can be a lot more expensive than serving web requests. And they're hard to keep cheap if you scaling is easy.