I think we're focused on the wrong thing when we look at what tech works for a company like Amazon or Facebook or Netflix.
We should be looking at what tech works when you *don't* have a small army of staff engineers optimizing it. I want to know what I can scale *without* paying someone a half million dollar salary to do it.
There should be more case studies on things that don't have a billion-dollar company propping them up, humming along quietly on a cheap-ass VPS somewhere.
@collinsworth omg 100%. I used to have this conversation a lot with folks. It's true of a lot of things: the tech they use, the processes they follow, the way that they allocate time, etc.
Stay nimble, watch costs, and focus on what will make you and your team successful. 🔥