RAG turns scattered docs into accurate answers. Clean the content, enforce access, constrain outputs, and measure quality. Start small, prove value, then scale.
Use request driven for instant answers and event driven for background work and scale. Start hybrid, add outbox and status endpoints, and evolve without a risky rewrite.
Complexity kills momentum. This article shows how over‑engineering, bloated processes, and sprawling tech stacks slow startups down and offers simple strategies to keep things lean.
