I have 3 different project ideas running in the cloud right now. My "Engineer Brain" wanted to build them with a perfect CI/CD pipeline, automated security scanning, and a multi-region database.
I was wrong.
I spent more time last night debugging a Terraform provider issue for a project with zero users than I did actually talking to potential customers.
As a DevOps and Security specialist, I’m realizing my biggest strength is also my biggest weakness: I over-build before I validate.
The new rule for my 3 projects:
No more Kubernetes until I hit $100 MRR.
If it can’t run on a single $5 VPS, it’s too complex for an MVP.
Security stays "First," but "Scale" stays "Last."
We talk so much about "building for scale," but for most of us, scaling is a distraction. We’re solving problems we don't even have yet.
Am I the only one who gets trapped in the "Infrastructure Rabbit Hole"? Or is "Boring Tech" actually the ultimate competitive advantage in 2026? 👇
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