In a more conservative venture capital market, will big tech step up?
This week, Alex spoke to two guests from the world of Microsoft for Startups - the program's GM, Hans Yang, and Senior Director, Tom Davis. We're working to figure out how big tech corporations are playing in the startup sandbox, starting with the launch of Microsoft's Pegasus program for startups.
Equity · TechCrunch, Rebecca Bellan, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, Sean O'Kane, Theresa Loconsolo
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Show Notes
This week, Alex spoke to two guests from the world of Microsoft for Startups - GM, Hans Yang, and Senior Director, Tom Davis. We're working to figure out how big tech corporations are playing in the startup sandbox, starting with the launch of Microsoft's Pegasus program.
Here's what we got into:
- Why programs like Pegasus are particularly helpful for startups in a conservative VC market
- The mutually beneficial relationship between the large tech players and startups
- The close relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI
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