That's a good overview. I would also not forget about the type of application. Like you said, resources are pretty cheap these days, maybe leveraging Amazon clo

That's a good overview. I would also not forget about the type of application. Like you said, resources are pretty cheap these days, maybe leveraging Amazon cloud and integrating with other applications could life the heavy weight that is normally required. If someone can get to 10k active users, they should also note on possible scaling issues down the line.