Companies built mainly on getting to a market first or best, rather than on a technology edge, seem to often have fairly run-of-the-mill tech.
Craigslist is perhaps the most extreme example, a highly successful company with very average tech even by the standards of the time (and now almost comically obsolete, but still highly profitable).
eBay, unlike most web startups, has long had a really enterprisey stack and dev team, all J2EE and SOAP and whatnot.
Craigslist is perhaps the most extreme example, a highly successful company with very average tech even by the standards of the time (and now almost comically obsolete, but still highly profitable).
eBay, unlike most web startups, has long had a really enterprisey stack and dev team, all J2EE and SOAP and whatnot.