AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

The Technical Perfectionism Trap - Why Best Architecture Loses to Best Business

5/5 Startup Autopsy Report

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Jiri "Skzites" Fiala
Jul 14, 2025
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How obsessing over IPMI cards and orchestration killed a promising AI startup

Let me tell you about the most expensive case of technical perfectionism I've ever analysed.

This AI infrastructure company spent four months perfecting their "Middle Layer Architecture" while their competitors were literally printing money with basic VM rental.

Their weekly rep…

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