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From Airbnb to Zocdoc,
the world's top startups build on AWS.
There's a reason more startups choose
to build on AWS than any other provider.
We're here to help you succeed from inception to IPO.
When launching a startup,
speed, cost, and agility are critical.
You need to iterate quickly,
delivering new functionality and value to customers,
but you also want to keep costs low.
When growing your startup business,
you have a choice between hosting on your own servers
or using a cloud services provider like AWS.
AWS can help you succeed
whether you need to solve a technical challenge,
hire the right engineers, or finalize a fundraising round.
AWS has the resources that can help you get started.
This video introduces the value that AWS offers startups,
as well as providing additional resources
and training to continue your journey.
There are many advantages for startups to use AWS.
They can save on infrastructure costs,
increase developer efficiency, improve availability,
security and compliance,
and launch and test new features and products faster.
These are referred to as the pillars
of the Cloud Value Framework.
Let's take a look
at how some startups have benefited from AWS
in the context of this framework.
Deliveroo delivers meals in more than 800 cities
across Europe and Asia.
In 2017 when meeting demand was a key challenge,
they turn to AWS.
Using AWS has helped Deliveroo to improve service quality,
reducing food delivery times by 20%
while also cutting costs.
Social media company, Reddit experienced hyperscale growth
in active users, surging 30% year-over-year.
This put an operational burden
on those managing Reddit's database solution.
After migrating to Amazon Aurora,
a managed database service, they achieved better reliability
and performance and saved two days' worth of work per month.
Since its founding in 2012, Coinbase has been responding
to ever-increasing customer demand.
For Bitcoin transactions.
Security is their most critical tenet.
They control hundreds of millions of dollars of Bitcoin
for their customers.
They use AWS technology
to heavily guard their customers' assets.
Canva is a global visual communications platform.
Using AWS, they were able to launch their application
in China in the AWS China Region.
This allowed them to avoid rearchitecting their system
to operate on a local Chinese provider,
which would've delayed their launch by over a year.
AWS offers a broad set of programs to help you innovate,
expand and differentiate your offerings.
Here are a few of them.
The AWS Marketplace Startup Program can help startups grow
by improving visibility to customers
who are looking for innovative products.
The AWS Public Sector for Startups program
helps startups navigate industries
and overcome barriers common in the public sector.
With AWS Startup Lofts,
startup founders and developers can host technical
and business sessions, answer technical questions,
and collaborate with other startups.
The AWS Global Startup program is an invitation-only
go-to-market program supporting mid to late-stage startups
that have raised institutional funding,
achieved product market fit and are ready to scale.
AWS Activate Founders is a program
for early-stage startups that provides tools, resources,
and expert support.
It can help you get started on AWS,
go to market faster, and lower costs.
AWS has launched its first online course just for startups.
In this one-hour digital offering,
you can learn how startups can use AWS to save cost,
improve productivity, and increase agility.
This course also features success stories
from existing AWS startup customers.
Check out the link below for more information.