If I were to attempt a one liner for the key takeaway from this, it'd be "use frameworks as much as possible, use managed services as much as possible".
It's a position I couldn't agree with more. It might be one of those mistakes you can only truly learn from by making it yourself, but honestly, while DIY is awesome for learning its only place in a business is at the core of what your business value is.
One way I think about it is anything DIY is surface area for either innovation, or mistakes. To mitigate the risk of making mistakes doing things DIY you'd better do it only in areas where innovation could actually benefit your core business value and give you magnified upside. If you innovate outside these areas, I guess it's nice, but you've taken the risk of mistakes for no significant upside. Not to mention a whole load of work invested.
It's a position I couldn't agree with more. It might be one of those mistakes you can only truly learn from by making it yourself, but honestly, while DIY is awesome for learning its only place in a business is at the core of what your business value is.
One way I think about it is anything DIY is surface area for either innovation, or mistakes. To mitigate the risk of making mistakes doing things DIY you'd better do it only in areas where innovation could actually benefit your core business value and give you magnified upside. If you innovate outside these areas, I guess it's nice, but you've taken the risk of mistakes for no significant upside. Not to mention a whole load of work invested.