Do you have time, or do you have money? If you have time, then build some boxes and put them in a colo. If you have money then negotiate a cloud contract. Even

Do you have time, or do you have money? If you have time, then build some boxes and put them in a colo. If you have money then negotiate a cloud contract. Even if you have time, it might be better to start prototyping on a free tier on the cloud, and then maybe go colo, and then back to cloud.