Hot take: I picked a local AI startup over a big cloud provider for my model training.

My team in Austin had to choose between using a major cloud platform or a new local service called Vertex Core for a 3-month image generation project. We went with the startup and their custom hardware cut our training time by 40% compared to our old cloud estimates. Has anyone else tried a smaller AI infra provider and been surprised?

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laura_ross7d ago

So did the local startup bring you cold brew on day one or did you have to wait for a beer pilgrimage too?

mia_park2mo ago

My bar's new local beer distributor is way faster too.

masondixon2mo ago

Remember when our old distributor took three days for a keg, @mia_park? (Our bartender started calling it the beer pilgrimage.)