Runway Intelligence

Data-driven insight for executives to help turn infrastructure into a competitive advantage.

Runway Intelligence is OpenMetal’s executive insight series exploring how cloud economics, infrastructure design, and operational strategy shape valuation, margins, and time to exit. Built for late-stage startups and their investors, it translates complex cloud decisions into clear financial outcomes. Because in the scaleup economy, predictability isn’t just technical—it’s financial.

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The Runway Compression Trap How Cloud Spend Quietly Shortens Your Exit Timeline

The Runway Compression Trap — How Cloud Spend Quietly Shortens Your Exit Timeline

Cloud bills don’t just eat budgets—they compress runway, distort forecasts, and quietly erode valuation. Learn how CTOs and CFOs can align on a shared playbook for predictable, growth-ready infrastructure.

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Todd Robinson

Late-stage startups and investors share the same challenge — building companies that last longer than the next budget cycle. Predictable infrastructure gives both sides what they need most: confidence in the numbers.

Todd Robinson, President & CEO at OpenMetal

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The 90-Day Cloud Cost Review Process for Engineering, FinOps, and Finance Teams

Stop treating cloud cost optimization as a one-time project. This 90-day operating rhythm gives Eng, FinOps, and Finance teams a repeating cadence — monthly variance reviews with top-3 actions, quarterly contract renegotiations, workload right-placement, and cost guardrails — that cuts waste without slowing releases.

Infrastructure Cost Audits: The Red Flags That Repeat Across SaaS Portfolios

Infrastructure cost audits uncover the same hidden risks across SaaS portfolios: spend volatility, networking blind spots, AI inference drift, and tool sprawl. This Runway Intelligence briefing shows how operating partners and VCs use audits to protect margins, runway, and valuation.

The Great Cloud Rebalance: Why Smart Portfolios Are Diversifying Infrastructure

Late-stage startups and venture capital portfolios are moving away from single-provider cloud strategies toward hybrid and multi-cloud models. Learn why infrastructure cost predictability matters more than absolute spend, how cloud diversification reduces financial risk, and what steps CFOs and CTOs can take to rebalance workloads strategically for better margins and valuations.

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