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Quick summary: Apply for up to $6K reimbursement per month for up to 6 months for Llama usage (wherever you use it). Incorporated startups with less than $10 mi
by adamloving 1y ago
Quick summary: Apply for up to $6K reimbursement per month for up to 6 months for Llama usage (wherever you use it). Incorporated startups with less than $10 million USD in funding are eligible. (disclosure: I work at Meta as Llama Partner Engineer)
- kjok 1y ago> Employ at least one developer What kind of developer? full/part-time or 1099 contractor?
- lostmsu 1y agoDo I count as the founder? I use contractors from Eastern Europe to do frontend, does that count? Overall seems like a very niche offering, considering $6K is peanuts these days. You can get more by applying for any of Microsoft, Google, or Amazon startup programs. MSFT for instance straight up gives > $100K in cloud credits when you are funded (and if not, how do you pay your developer?)
- adamloving 1y agoIs your business incorporated? I'm checking on whether contractors count towards the 1 developer requirement.
- adamloving 1y agoLet me check on that just to be sure.
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- bix6 1y agoIs this pure reimbursement or are there any strings attached?
- joshuanapoli 1y agoThe 6k is only for AI cloud hosting. > Join us for the opportunity to receive cloud reimbursements of up to $6,000 USD per month for up to six months, technical resources, and a vibrant community
- adamloving 1y agoIt's reimbursement for Llama usage, and Meta is hoping you'll provide feedback on how Llama works for your scenario.
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- YetAnotherNick 1y agoDoes this just apply to API cost or finetuning/hosting on prem cost?
- adamloving 1y agoGreat question, I'll check on that.
- teruakohatu 1y ago> disclosure: I work at Meta as Llama Partner Engineer Do you know of any programmes for Tertiary Education initiatives?
- adamloving 1y agoNot that I know of for Llama... but checkout https://forwork.meta.com/meta-for-education/ https://forwork.meta.com/meta-for-education/
- teruakohatu 1y agoThanks :) A/VR is not my thing. Hopefully they will do something in the future. Tertiary Education is in crisis thanks to AI, but it’s also going to supercharge it and that’s where research is needed.
- theanonymousone 1y agoHi! Does it have to be a legally incorporated company?
- dbbk 1y agoWhat is a non-legally incorporated company?
- valleyer 1y agoAn unincorporated association or sole proprietorship, for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_proprietorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_proprietorship
- ghaff 1y agoA ton of one-person shops don’t spend the effort and money to legally incorporate in some manner.
- adamloving 1y agoYes
- maxloh 1y agoHow does this program, or the adoption of Llama in general, benefit Meta?
- BizarroLand 1y agoIf you come up with a great idea, then Facebook can either steal it from you or buy you out without them having to spend the funds to test all of the potential options. Facebook hasn't had a good idea for over a decade (and even that one was trash), so they need a little help now and again.
- adamloving 1y agoMeta wants feedback from startups on how Llama can be improved.
- mdhb 1y agoShut it down is the best thing you could do for it and for society. You work for a spyware company.
- ivape 1y agoMeta doesn't have a business providing straight up API usage. This is a new market, if they can get startups relying on Llama hosting, then there's no reason this can't be a whole new market.
- concerndc1tizen 1y ago> ... to receive cloud reimbursements of up to $6,000 USD per month for up to six months
- sbrother 1y agoWill payments to OpenRouter for hosted llama calls qualify?
- adamloving 1y agoYes. You will just need to document how much of your OpenRouter bill was for Llama usage (like provide screenshots if its not broken down on your invoices or receipts).
- ignoramous 1y agoCan one apply to this program if they have incorporated in the US (via Stripe Atlas, say), but aren't a US resident?