Choosing the Right Tech Stack in 2025: A Founder’s Guide

Stack decisions are hard to unwind. The wrong choice can make hiring harder, slow down delivery, and spook technical investors.

We look at five criteria when choosing a stack: talent pool, ecosystem maturity, hosting and DevOps story, long-term maintainability, and fit for your specific use cases.

The outcome is a stack that your current team can ship with—and your next hires won’t roll their eyes at.