From the anonymous writers at Stay SaaSy…

Picking your tech stack in an early stage startup is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Read on to hear about rules of thumb for making these critical decisions.

Rule 1: When It’s Really Early, Just Use What You Know

If you’re still in prototype, less than 4 developers, do-or-die mode, just use what you know. Unless your product has deep technical requirements the only thing you should optimize for is how fast you personally can code. Don’t try something new. Don’t experiment. Write code.