[ThalesX]

> Were those startups that went out of business did so because of their stacks/architecture, or are you confusing correlation with causation?

As far as I am aware, and I can tell, it wasn't because of the stacks / architecture, but lack of product market fit. The fact that the response to lack of PMF was to double down on product features and tech (instead of a business pivot), in my opinion, was what made the investor money go poof and the startup die down. I've seen this happen' in too many places (as an employee or consultant) to be a coincidence.

> And, there is a good reason people shy away from PHP, and it has nothing to do with trying to be "flashy." There should be a name for this kind of fallacy.

Different stacks for different use cases. If I can't get money with a shitty PHP product offering, it's probably best to figure out why instead of attributing it to my tech stack.

[wpietri]

I have totally seen that too. For me one of the biggest dangers in any tech project, startups especially is caring about outputs more than outcomes. "Look at all the things we're building! Look at how hard we're working!" But those outputs don't matter if they aren't creating more value for the customer.