Finance

Everybody's talking so much about cost optimization and extending runways that startups across the board are looking at every little expense as they seek ways to navigate the downturn. According to several investors we surveyed recently, cloud costs are one such area that startups can afford to ignore, at least in the early days. As Zetta Ventures managing director Jocelyn Goldfein put it, the math needs to make sense if you're prioritizing cost cuts over growth.