What is AWS?

AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a cloud computing platform that provides on-demand infrastructure services such as virtual machines and storage. The material tracks AWS as a foundational layer for AI and agent-based applications, while also noting its cost implications for startups.

• May 2026 - Jake Cooper predicted that the era of provisioning individual AWS instances with fixed vCPU and RAM will be destroyed, as agent workloads require scaling to thousands of machines.
• Mar 2026 - Karan Vaidya stated that AWS is using and building its core agentic product on top of his company’s platform, alongside Zoom, Glean, and Airtable.
• May 2026 - Greg Isenberg described a startup strategy where founders acquire dead ProductHunt launches with live SEO for around $5k–$25k, partly to stop paying their AWS bills.