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25. Making Tech Choices: Don’t Add Risk to an Already Risky Business

The Bootstrapped Founder

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How to Choose the Right Technology for Your Business

More specific a technical solution is, the more likely it will not be optimal for any usage pattern that lies outside that particular niche of usage. Over optimized solutions might look appealing, but the moment your business requirements change, you might be left with a technology that is unwieldy and unable to do the job. For data storage systems like databases, I always recommend using tried and tested systems like Postgres or MySQL unless your business absolutely needs a different kind of storage.

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