[yeukhon]

"Word in the industry" from which industry? From what source? The tone of your messages is pretty scary.

Instagram still run partly on AWS, not sure about the rest like the actual backends.

> Startups should reconsider their metal, as future acquirers will likely heed this lesson strongly.

That's the last thing a startup should worry about. Growth and branding are far more important. Most acquisitions ended up with most of the original team departing from the new company a year or two after the acquisitions, or move on to another production. Your product will be dismantled and re-engineered in house.