AWS
subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis
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Videos Mentioning AWS
Noam Brown: AI vs Humans in Poker and Games of Strategic Negotiation | Lex Fridman Podcast #344
Lex Fridman
Cloud computing platform mentioned to illustrate the significantly lower computational cost of training Pluribus compared to Libratus.
E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!
All-In Podcast
One of Amazon's three pillars of business, alongside e-commerce and Prime memberships.
E27: The Great Inflation Debate, Amazon gets spicy on Twitter, rethinking supply chains & more
All-In Podcast
Reported tens of billions in revenue and strong growth, indicating the size of the cloud market.
Jensen Huang: Nvidia's Future, Physical AI, Rise of the Agent, Inference Explosion, AI PR Crisis
All-In Podcast
Announced plans to buy a million NVIDIA chips over the next couple of years, highlighting their significant investment in NVIDIA's technology.
Building Legal Agents When You Can't See the Data — Jacob Lauritzen, CTO of Legora
Latent Space
Initially, law firms were hesitant to trust AWS for their data, leading Legora to choose Microsoft Azure instead.
Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince at Startup School SV 2014
Y Combinator
Mentioned as not being as prevalent in the early days of Cloudflare, impacting their ability to acquire servers.
Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
A cloud computing platform that Instagram eventually adopted after initially using a single physical server, realizing its benefits for scaling.
Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160
Lex Fridman
A cloud computing platform that removed Parler, an act seen by Eich as selective and problematic.
Kevin Kelly Returns (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A cloud computing platform, used as an analogy for how AI will be purchased and used as a utility, rather than built by individuals.
EXCLUSIVE: CZ Zhao, Binance co-founder, first public address after huge Binance hack.
OxfordUnion
Mentioned as an example of how cloud infrastructure has simplified starting internet companies, similar to how AI is simplifying software development.
Will OpenAI Kill All Startups?
Y Combinator
Amazon Web Services, mentioned as an example of a foundational technology like S3 upon which services like Dropbox were initially built.
The Better Customer–Startups or Big Enterprise?
Y Combinator
A cloud computing service that used a bottom-up sales strategy by selling to engineers at startups, who then became advocates and influenced larger companies to adopt their services.
Stop Innovating (On The Wrong Things)
Y Combinator
Used as a benchmark for pricing in cloud compute. Founders who dislike AWS are advised against creating unnecessarily complex or unfamiliar pricing models.
How To Price For B2B | Startup School
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a provider of fees that contribute to a startup's costs, influencing pricing strategy.
Work at a Startup Expo 2019
Y Combinator
Amazon Web Services, where RevenueCat's entire stack is deployed, indicating a focus on scalable cloud infrastructure.
Designing Characters with Deep Learning: Spellbrush (W18) - YC Gaming Tech Talks 2020
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a cloud provider with comparable machines (p316xlarge) that are significantly more expensive for training models than their in-house solution.
Deep Dive: Anthropic S-1 Myths and Mythos — Jamin Ball, Altimeter
Latent Space
Amazon Web Services, mentioned as a foundational cloud computing platform with services like S3 and EC2, which have seen significant price reductions over time while their business has grown immensely.
Why Now Is The Best Time To Build In Crypto
Y Combinator
Used as an analogy to explain blockchain chains as globally distributed computing environments where code can run, accessible to anyone.
Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN
All-In Podcast
A cloud service provider mentioned for its effectiveness in general-purpose web servers, contrasting with CoreWeave's specialized AI focus.
An inside look at Figma’s unique GTM motion | Claire Butler (first GTM hire)
Lenny's Podcast
A cloud provider where a cluster went down, causing Figma downtime and leading to a public postmortem to maintain transparency.
How OpenClaw Runs My $250K/month Agency
Jacob Klug
Mentioned as an example of a third-party VPS provider, similar to how OpenClaw can be run on a VPS.
10 Years of Expert Cold Calling Advice in 31 Minutes (B2B Sales)
Tech Sales With Higher Levels
Amazon Web Services, mentioned in the context of cloud migrations and the transition to Google Cloud.
Freedom vs. Safety: Axon CEO Rick Smith on the Future of Policing
All-In Podcast
Amazon Web Services, cloud technology that Axon transitioned to, saving them from managing their own data centers.
World’s #1 Mentalist: How To Read Minds, Convince Anyone, and Close Every Deal
My First Million
Amazon Web Services, mentioned as a source of data that Jeff Bezos has access to.