Every infrastructure startup pitches something Amazon, Microsoft, or Google could build
Crystal Huang · 20VC: 3 Key Differences Between US and Asian Tech Markets & With Such Large Incumbents Chasing Early Acquisitions, Is There A Market For Later Stage VC with Crystal Huang, Investor @ GGV Capital · Jan 10, 2018 · at 20:56
Crystal Huang, Principal at GGV Capital, discusses the competitive landscape for early-stage enterprise startups facing potential competition from cloud incumbents.
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“Every pitch that I hear about infrastructure is ostensibly something that Amazon could do one day, right? Or Microsoft or Google”
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