The initial version of our Frugal Tech Startup's product has been built, there are paying customers, maybe funding has been raised, and we are well on our way to growing 10x within the next year. There is only one problem - the team's productivity seems to be going down. The team has grown 5x to … Continue reading How to scale the team efficiently?
Setting up fast, stable wireless internet connectivity in office without breaking the bank is something that most startups struggle with. Here, I will discuss one specific setup which is expandable and has worked well in multiple different scenarios. Internet has become like a utility - just like we expect electricity to always be available when … Continue reading What should the office network look like?
A Frugal Tech Startup should continuously monitor every expense. However, expense should not just refer to money, but also to time. This is a very important concept and can significantly improve the execution speed of an organization. Consider the ink in the office printer. Maybe we used it recently to print an offer letter for … Continue reading When should we avoid trying to save money?
After salaries, hosting is typically the biggest expense for a tech product company. Most teams just choose Amazon believing that it is the best and most cost-effective option. Let's take an example server config and compare the cost across a few providers. HetznerDigitalOceanAmazonAmazonvCPU4644RAM16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GBDisk160 GB320 GB160 GB160GBTraffic20 TB6 TB5 TB0.5 TBCost~$18$80~$600~$200 At … Continue reading Where should the product be hosted?
What? This blog is going to focus on the situations and problems faced by tech startups which do not have large amounts of capital. I will try to help make every penny count, but that is not all. A Frugal Tech Startup typically has a very different culture and the lack of capital impacts every … Continue reading What? How? Why me? Why now?
The Frugal Tech Startup 