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- 2026-04-17engineering3 min read
AWS MediaConvert was 10x more expensive — and gets worse as you grow.
When a managed service costs ten times what the alternative would, the question isn't whether to replace it — it's how. SQS, EC2, and a queue that scales itself.
- 2026-04-05startup3 min read
I joined to execute. I ended up deciding.
18 months, one expensive migration, and what nobody tells you about growing inside a startup.