Good initiative. Wrong target.
That's giving credit to those who need it less... I'm pretty sure, YC backed startups have plenty $$ for hosting.
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Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#182Good initiative. Wrong target. That's giving credit to those who need it less... I'm pretty sure, YC backed startups have plenty $$ for hosting.
Why not to all startups?? Like a proper startups program...
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#183Aren't there a bunch of offers of free cloud hosting for Startups? We should list them here. And you don't need to be a YC company...... Microsoft Azure gives hosting to startups under their Bizspark program - get over your prejudice - it's a great way to run Linux machines. Softlayer and Rackspace I think also have programs for startups. Any other companies offer free hosting to startups?
AWS does as well. https://aws.amazon.com/activate/
and it's for all startups, not just to the cool YC kids.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#184Earlier quoted context omitted.
BizSpark requires a 5 minute write up. It's comically easy to get accepted as an individual if you can string together a few sentences. Azure is so inexpensive even without BizSpark it's kind of amazing to me. Having done startups in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, what people have available now is incredible IMO.
wut?? Azure is about 30-50% more expensive than AWS or GCN. I look around every time I have a new client, look for yourself. I think they've just won favor of startups recently because they've been subsidizing their cloud costs. If theres one thing Microsoft has, its business savvy.
I am consistently surprised by Azure pricing when I look to spin new stuff up (luckily I'm not paying for it). Not to mention I lose connectivity to some of my v12 sql databases randomly.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#185I'm sure this has been said already, but this is a pretty big slap in the face to startups not in a fancy incubator program, which probably already have everything else going for them. It's like giving a big check to someone who already won a full ride to a top university, no?
I share your feeling. We are running our cloud platform on AWS, and it's hard to offer competitive prices when you are not founded and the AWS bills kick your ass.
We are in an university incubator that gives us the office space (we pay a 'friendly' rent) and that's it.
I realize it's a petty feeling, but...
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#186144 comments as I type this and I can't believe no one has mentioned OVH yet. I'm a happy customer of DigitalOcean, AWS, and OVH and my default choice for a while now has been OVH. DigitalOcean beats everyone in ease of use and UX, and AWS obviously has huge potential for scaling, but OVH consistently beats DigitalOcean in VPS performance and they include DDOS protection as standard. Test for yourself, fire up simila…
I use this guys, an initiative of OVH: http://www.soyoustart.com Been with them for a year, no downtime, great prices.
A note of caution: the non-professional line of OVH (that includes soyoustart) comes with basically no support and no uptime guarantees. It's still terrific value, but you've got to think carefully about what you're signing up for.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#187Aren't there a bunch of offers of free cloud hosting for Startups? We should list them here. And you don't need to be a YC company...... Microsoft Azure gives hosting to startups under their Bizspark program - get over your prejudice - it's a great way to run Linux machines. Softlayer and Rackspace I think also have programs for startups. Any other companies offer free hosting to startups?
AWS does as well. https://aws.amazon.com/activate/
That would be great. Any idea on how effort is required for an incubator to become affiliated?
My incubator is a university, so they move their butt at a painfully slow rate.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#188Earlier quoted context omitted.
BizSpark requires a 5 minute write up. It's comically easy to get accepted as an individual if you can string together a few sentences. Azure is so inexpensive even without BizSpark it's kind of amazing to me. Having done startups in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, what people have available now is incredible IMO.
You can sign up for bizspark without a registered company?
yes, did that, got accepted.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#189144 comments as I type this and I can't believe no one has mentioned OVH yet. I'm a happy customer of DigitalOcean, AWS, and OVH and my default choice for a while now has been OVH. DigitalOcean beats everyone in ease of use and UX, and AWS obviously has huge potential for scaling, but OVH consistently beats DigitalOcean in VPS performance and they include DDOS protection as standard. Test for yourself, fire up simila…
I've just migrated most of my servers to OVH and could not be more pleased.
Re: $250k of DigitalOcean credits for YC startups
#190Earlier quoted context omitted.
BizSpark requires a 5 minute write up. It's comically easy to get accepted as an individual if you can string together a few sentences. Azure is so inexpensive even without BizSpark it's kind of amazing to me. Having done startups in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, what people have available now is incredible IMO.
wut?? Azure is about 30-50% more expensive than AWS or GCN. I look around every time I have a new client, look for yourself. I think they've just won favor of startups recently because they've been subsidizing their cloud costs. If theres one thing Microsoft has, its business savvy.
It is not only expensive, it is also really slow. If you want a VM that compares to a 10$ droplet (i.e. with SSD) you are paying five times that.