Ask HN: Critical tech startup infrastructure setup experiences?

Hi all,

Before I start my technology company, I was hoping to get some insight into what critical infrastructure was necessary to setup for the business, and what, if anything, should be setup before beginning to build out product.

Were there any critical infrastructure components that took significant time to setup? If so, what were they and do you have any learnings you'd be willing to share to speed up the bootstrapping time? Were there any components that you regretted not setting up initially that came back to bite you in the ass?

I'm looking at components necessary for financial, legal, project management, software, logistical, system and development operations infrastructure and any infrastructure necessary to begin building an agile product as quickly as possible.

Thanks in advance!