Definitely. But if hardware is the only expense that scales per user – as is with most B2C apps, and even many B2B products – the difference between GCP and bare metal can make you last a lot longer on the same seed round.
(The show Silicon Valley actually showed that part quite well)
If we optimized and saved $100 per month on hardware at the cost of even 1 engineer hour, it would be a net loss.
I think a LOT of startups are very simple from the hardware level. You can go real far on just a few servers. And at that level, who care who manages them? Do what is easier.
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Definitely. But if hardware is the only expense that scales per user – as is with most B2C apps, and even many B2B products – the difference between GCP and bare metal can make you last a lot longer on the same seed round.
(The show Silicon Valley actually showed that part quite well)
Except as I told you not always.
If we optimized and saved $100 per month on hardware at the cost of even 1 engineer hour, it would be a net loss.
I think a LOT of startups are very simple from the hardware level. You can go real far on just a few servers. And at that level, who care who manages them? Do what is easier.