Two's Complement - 2C

That app just acquired for $10B. Basic tech.

That company that just raised $100M. Basic tech.

Tech that has been around for a while is boring. But it's also:

🪨 Survived enough cycles to be ROCK SOLID
👥 Adopted by enough devs to be EASY TO HIRE FOR
🔌 Penetrated enough community to have TONS OF ADDONS

Devs like chasing the shiny new things. ✨ It's fun. ✨

When you are building a competitive business though, you need something that can scale, and benefits the bottom line.

Of course, you need your devs to know modern tech and use the right tools for the job, but your core stack should be as popular, boring, and basic as possible.

It's your competitive edge.

Save your creativity and fun factor for the novel parts of your product.