I'm a one-man startup and I couldn't disagree with this more.
If you want to "play" startup, feel free to put all your eggs in one basket. If you actually want to build something meaningful and long-lasting, and you have Fortune 500 customers, take a breath and invest time in an infrastructure that can't be destroyed by a single rogue algorithm.
After all of the horror stories we've heard over the years, how is that time investment (and ability to sleep well at night) not worth it?
> take a breath and invest time in an infrastructure that can't be destroyed by a single rogue algorithm
As in? You can have your own cage, but somebody will have a cable that connects to the hardware you own. If they pull that cable because a single rogue algorithm told them that you're most likely abusing their service, that's it.
If you want to "play" startup, feel free to put all your eggs in one basket. If you actually want to build something meaningful and long-lasting, and you have Fortune 500 customers, take a breath and invest time in an infrastructure that can't be destroyed by a single rogue algorithm.
After all of the horror stories we've heard over the years, how is that time investment (and ability to sleep well at night) not worth it?