And for a majority of the startups represented on HN, I'm willing to bet they don't have dedicated network guys, heavily-loaded production servers, let alone a dedicated DBA. As a company grows, the responsibility (and hopefully expertise) of a single employee narrows.
To me, "full-stack" means: You can do everything because we're a small startup.
To me, "full-stack" means: You can do everything because we're a small startup.