The Two-Sided Business
🚨 Mission Critical
Examples:
Auth, payments, infra, compliance
Auth, payments, infra, compliance
Key Metric:
Uptime, latency, security
Uptime, latency, security
Tooling Mindset:
Use proper infra (AWS/Azure, Docker, engineers)
Use proper infra (AWS/Azure, Docker, engineers)
âš¡ Everything Else
Examples:
Landing pages, dashboards, promo apps, internal tools
Landing pages, dashboards, promo apps, internal tools
Key Metric:
Speed, learning rate, UX signal
Speed, learning rate, UX signal
Tooling Mindset:
Use AI-assisted dev tools (Cursor, Lovable, Supabase, Google Sheets)
Use AI-assisted dev tools (Cursor, Lovable, Supabase, Google Sheets)
💡 "You don't need AWS to test if your idea sucks."
The right tool for the right stage:
• Testing ideas → Fast tools (Supabase, Vercel)
• Production systems → Secure tools (AWS, Docker)
The key is matching the tool to the risk level.