AWS might give you $1k credit without much hassle
Hi everyone, I just found out about this so I've wanted to share!
AWS has a program specifically for bootstrapped startups where you can get $1,000 in AWS credits without needing to buy anything or be part of any accelerator.
I know there are a bunch of companies which will give you AWS credits if you buy their product but in this case it's from AWS directly and completely free.
I filled out a pretty short form 7 days ago and got the credits today. I figured this would be useful to a lot of you as well!
https://aws.amazon.com/activate/
You do need an account but this doesn't seem to be a temporary offer so you can just bookmark it for later if you're not using AWS yet.
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Felix, the offer has been around for a few years (at least), so I do not think there's a rush to register :)
You might be interested in other startup programs from other cloud vendors: https://github.com/StevenWilliams/awesome-startup-credits
Google's and AWS are very competitive, maxing at 100K for a year. IBM's is at $120K a year, but generally a bit harder to qualify for. Their entry-level is a $1000 credits/month though.
Actually the credits for bootstrapped founders just launched a few weeks ago, so this is likely new for a lot of people on IH: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/aws-launches-activate-founders-package/
Ooh yeah, nice detail! Thanks for pointing out!
Ah yes, I figured lot's of people know about this already but for some it might be new and useful. Thanks for sharing that list as well. I also applied to DigitalOcean Hatch a while ago and despite not being in an accelerator (which is technically required) they still gave me some credits.
We got 10K actually. Just I had joined a local community of startups but it's not an accelerator as such.
Thanks Felix! just applied
Just applied! We'll see how it goes
Let me know if they gave you the credits. Thanks in advance.
I got them within a week. Very helpful!
Wow, that's a great news! Thank's a lot, this's super helfpful!
Thanks Felix. Giving it a shot.