Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using artificial intelligence, while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs and more pressure to show real traction in time. Cloud credits, GPU access, and basic models made it easy to get started, but these early infrastructure decisions can have unintended consequences once startups move from free credits to actual cloud accounts.
In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sat down with Darren Mowry, Google Cloud’s vice president of global startups, who is right at the center of these trade-offs. Watch as they discuss what Mowry sees in the entire startup ecosystem, how Google Cloud is competing for AI startups, and what founders should be thinking about as they scale.
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