Gregory's Server@collinsworth
I don’t think this is an accident if you look at the proliferation of SaaS and PaaS startups out there. The whole VC funding model is based on the premise that if you aren’t building FANG scale infrastructure you aren’t a serious company. Mostly because investors are also invested in keeping that hype cycle propped up.
It’s ludicrous tho - I run infra at an enterprise SaaS company on a handful of VMs and DBs, and skeleton crew of software developers. You just need to avoid the hype and have a leadership team disciplined on being cost efficient.
I don’t think this is an accident if you look at the proliferation of SaaS and PaaS startups out there. The whole VC funding model is based on the premise that if you aren’t building FANG scale infrastructure you aren’t a serious company. Mostly because investors are also invested in keeping that hype cycle propped up.
It’s ludicrous tho - I run infra at an enterprise SaaS company on a handful of VMs and DBs, and skeleton crew of software developers. You just need to avoid the hype and have a leadership team disciplined on being cost efficient.