Throw more technology at it, find a PaaS that can rack docker instances (Flynn is my preferred one) and mount local versions of your expensive cloud services (Redis vs ElastiCache), (MariaDB vs Aurora), (Riak-docker vs S3). Every penny you save in your "infrastructure" setup can be put towards keeping the lights on.
You can run a company that makes $5,000 a month on $20 worth of Digital Ocean droplets (it's sketchy, but it can be done)
Research cloud services, compare prices, at the "cheap level", you can swap Digital Ocean for Vultr, OVH or even others (http://www.hostingadvice.com/reviews/vps/)
Throw more technology at it, find a PaaS that can rack docker instances (Flynn is my preferred one) and mount local versions of your expensive cloud services (Redis vs ElastiCache), (MariaDB vs Aurora), (Riak-docker vs S3). Every penny you save in your "infrastructure" setup can be put towards keeping the lights on.
You can run a company that makes $5,000 a month on $20 worth of Digital Ocean droplets (it's sketchy, but it can be done)