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Cut Costs · Startups

Cut Costs for Startups.

Take 15–30% out of operating cost without breaking the business.

Senior operators for the first scaling chapter.

Cut Costs · Startups

Why startups operators choose SAZ to cut costs.

Most cost-cutting programs cut the wrong things and damage the operating model. SAZ cost engagements identify the structural cost categories where automation, AI, and process redesign can take real cost out — without cutting capability.

Startups need senior operators, not pitch coaches. SAZ partners with founders on positioning, GTM, pricing, hiring, and capital — the work that decides whether you become a real company.

Symptoms

Signals it's time to act in startups.

EBITDA margin below category benchmark

OpEx growing faster than revenue

Manual workflows costing FTE capacity

Vendor sprawl with overlapping tools

No systematic automation program

The approach

The SAZ playbook for cut costs, calibrated to startups.

Phase 1

Cost diagnostic

OpEx category analysis, vendor inventory, workflow inventory by FTE hours consumed.

Phase 2

Automation portfolio

Top 10 automation candidates ranked by ROI.

Phase 3

Ship top 3

Highest-ROI automations built and deployed.

Phase 4

Vendor rationalization

Tool consolidation, contract renegotiation.

Expected outcomes

What startups operators walk away with.

OpEx down 15–30% over 12 months

3–5 manual workflows automated

Vendor sprawl reduced 30–50%

Free capacity redeployed to growth

Cut Costs · Startups

Ready to cut costs in startups?

Email info@Sedighi.ca or call (604) 632-4959. A senior partner responds within one business day.

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