When Proper Database Design Kills Startups
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Senior engineers often kill startup velocity by applying enterprise database design principles too early. Traditional normalization assumes stable, well-understood domains and organizational infrastructure that startups lack. Instead of splitting everything into granular tables, startups should use aggregate thinking—storing related data as JSON documents within relational tables. This approach maintains ACID transactions while enabling rapid schema evolution without complex migrations.
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