Pownce Lessons Learned

This document discusses lessons learned from developing a social messaging application called Pownce over 4 months. It covers choosing technologies like Django, S3, and AIR. It emphasizes doing a lot with a small team, using open source tools, and being kind to databases through caching, queuing, pagination and indexing. The document stresses expecting problems, keeping backups, monitoring data, engaging the community, and preparing for potential growth.