This matters about a zillion times less than "where are my first customers going to come from?" The only thing I'd add is that you should pick the tech that ke

This matters about a zillion times less than "where are my first customers going to come from?" The only thing I'd add is that you should pick the tech that keeps you focused on the question above. If you're spending a week setting up environments, spending a lot of time learning new skills, digging around to get configuration files tweaked, installing patches, etc? Every second you spend on stupid shit like that is another second you should be finding customers. So the only tech advice I have is to not let the tech get in the way of getting started. I think .NET can work wonders for you, as can any platform. It's not the tool, it's the attitude you bring to using the tool. Carpenters don't sit around admiring or obsessing over their hammers, but developers are famous for it.