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> So what's the real lesson here for a startup? Be careful of what hard dependencies you choose. The more dependent you are on a third party, or the more depe
by gtop3 4y ago
> So what's the real lesson here for a startup?
Be careful of what hard dependencies you choose. The more dependent you are on a third party, or the more dependencies you have, the higher your black swan risk is. Of course, dependencies are a requirement to do business.
- nonethewiser 4y agoExcept in this case you want more “dependencies.” Not only to reduce risk but to maximize FDIC insurance.
- ashwagary 4y ago>Be careful of what hard dependencies you choose. >Except in this case you want more “dependencies.” More specifically, if you must have 3rd party dependencies, make sure you fully understand the risks, distribute exposure to adequately minimize central points of failure, and have failover procedures in place to reduce possible downtime. The technical crowd that successfully run high-uptime web infrastructure with demanding SLAs generally understand this idea very well.