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I wonder how much of the resentment to owning hardware comes from the "fail fast" approach - if you're trying to vet a business model quickly or move onto the n
by sethhochberg 13y ago
I wonder how much of the resentment to owning hardware comes from the "fail fast" approach - if you're trying to vet a business model quickly or move onto the next thing, having actual physical assets to take care of if the company ends up failing could be an off-putting extra complexity for some people vs just clicking "delete instance" with some virtualized provider.
- ameister14 13y agoI think it has more to do with initial fixed cost. Personally I used my cofounder's existing array, but that's not an option for most companies, particularly starting out, and cutting out server purchasing costs pays in the short term. However, if you have the initial funding, as in this instance, it pays to buy the servers you need. Plus, it's an asset that, should your company fail in 6 months, can be sold to at least salvage some of the initial investment. [edit]In the last boom, though, people bought millions of dollars worth of servers and equipment that are now less than worthless; in many cases you have to pay to get rid of them. So, I guess there can be a significant downside.