The author critiques a founder’s CTO for wanting to create an infrastructure capable of handling 115 simultaneous users despite the startup having zero users. This tendency to over-architect often leads to failure, with examples of startups that burned through funds without validating their product. The piece advocates for a pragmatic approach where startups should prioritize solving real problems and gaining customer feedback instead of attempting to build for future scale prematurely. Successful companies achieved their growth by engaging directly with their users and understanding market needs. The author advises early-stage companies to start small and iterate based on real user feedback, highlighting the importance of learning over premature scaling.
👉 Pročitaj original: CIO Magazine
