don't scale in the beginning. If you have linode credit use that. Also reaching 100,000 users is a huge assumption, you may not even get there. Openresty and L

don't scale in the beginning. If you have linode credit use that. Also reaching 100,000 users is a huge assumption, you may not even get there. Openresty and Lua is interesting but it takes time to learn those. Use what you already know. Take a rest, re-evaluate the tools you are familiar with and use it. Then when you have a prototype to show, you can email people at TC or anywhere else, you may not even get a reply but try it.