I have a startup working on a new platform/marketplace that, if successful, could grow to a very heavy traffic site. I have contacts within AMZN, MSFT, etc. but they are all developers and likely don't know anything about getting free startup credits. What's the best path forward to this?
Here's a list of software (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) and other offerings that have free tiers for developers and startups: <a href="https://free-for.dev" rel="nofollow">https://free-for.dev</a>
For AWS if you're unfunded (bootstrapped) you can apply directly on <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/activate/" rel="nofollow">https://aws.amazon.com/activate/</a><p>In the past I got some via a coworking space, which for some reason counted as accelerator, I think because they had mentors and training sessions. And years later via a startup conference.