Startup founders are urged to accelerate their pace, leveraging AI despite facing tighter funding, increased infrastructure costs, and heightened pressure to demonstrate real progress early on. Cloud credits, GPUs, and foundation models have eased initial steps but can lead to unexpected challenges when transitioning from free credits to actual cloud expenses.
In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan interviews Darren Mowry, Google Cloud’s VP of global startups, who is deeply involved in these tradeoffs. They explore current trends in the startup ecosystem, how Google Cloud is competing for AI-centric startups, and the considerations founders should keep in mind during scaling.
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