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When is a good time to apply to AWS/GCP credits? Before you take pre-seed funding - no references, just a web site and some traffic. After a 6-figure pre-seed
by so_tired 8y ago
When is a good time to apply to AWS/GCP credits?
Before you take pre-seed funding - no references, just a web site and some traffic.
After a 6-figure pre-seed? (Is the start-up credits still available?)
Also, do AWS/GCP require exclusivity wrt to other clouds ?
- manigandham 8y agoThe earlier the better. None of them have exclusivity but they do have requirements on funding. If you already raised too much it can be problematic, or if you're already a paying customer them switching to credits might require extra work. Sometimes they require you to have a VC or accelerator intro for the higher tiers but you may be able to get around it if you know the right people.
- jjeaff 8y agoGCP has a regular small startup program that doesn’t require that you have VC funding or specific accelerator backing. It isn’t nearly as much, but I got $1000 on top of the initial $300 for my bootstrap.
- xenospn 8y agoI need that! Who do I talk to?
- jjeaff 8y agoI applied here: https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/apply/ https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/apply/
- manigandham 8y agoFind a google developer advocate and ask for an intro as well.
- manigandham 8y agoI cant reveal much but they did change the rules and added a new smaller package. All 3 levels are technically available directly without an intro but again may take work to navigate the right relationships.
- boulos 8y agoDisclosure: I work on Google Cloud. We document the levels directly on the site [1], though I think there’s at least one bug in the FAQ :). We try to make it clear that you can also apply directly. [1] https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/ https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/