How are web startups developing in terms of servers and data storage?

Question

Startups

The question is purely theoretical.
Task: Let's say... Vasya Pupkin came up with a free service that involves storing photo
and video data from users... and he fired. Data volumes are growing with terrible force, and 2 gigabytes purchased on hosting are melting before our eyes.
Question: what should Vasya do if he does not have his own data center, investors have not lined up yet, and he spent all his personal savings on this startup? ))
Yes, Vasya is a fool, but there is no need to criticize him ))
Task for actions in an emergency situation )

Answer 1

Put the miner on the site

Answer 2

and he fired. Data volumes are growing exponentially

Obviously, you need to take the loot from the users.

Answer 3

Many free services ask the user to donate for power. You can make a large banner in a conspicuous place, if it really "shot" and the solvent audience should work.

Answer 4

Implement limiting by volume, number, time of information storage. For example, on a free account (maybe not only an account, but just a fingerprint), for example, a user can store a maximum of 10MB, up to 5 pieces, a week from the time of download. And keep the place clean.

Answer 5

there are two models:
Rapidshara / Megaapload
Dropbox
there are mixed ones,
but nothing else is given

Answer 6

It all depends on the topic of the service. If this is a file hosting - first of all, you can work on file repetitions - store a hash of files, access it and not store repetitions.
You can also store data in Yandex.Disk, Dropbox, and the like.
Introduce speed/volume limits.

Answer 7

Almost many provide power for free for these purposes.
Microsoft to the left and to the right distribute Microsoft BizSpark
certificates Our Business Incubator The future is with us, it also distributes VDS hosting to startups for free .
Probably, almost all technoparks do this.

Answer 8

It's the same as what others do. Buy capacity or shut down your mega-idea.

Answer 9

In order for everything to be so simple "invented and fired", you need to return to the past for xs how many years.
And now only Vasya is able to think like that)))
Nobody needs such slag when there are clouds

Answer 10

Introduce unobtrusive advertising banners if there is no money at all. Copy to server.