Tools To Compete: Lower Costs, More Resources, and the Symbiosis of the Tech Ecosystem

January 25, 2023

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CCIA Research Center

New research from the CCIA Research Center and Engine shows that startups leverage dozens of technology services and tools like AWS, GitHub, Google Suite, Zoom, and Slack to build and run their companies—often for free or little cost. These findings suggest that aggressive cost-inducing regulations on the firms that provide these essential services could separate startups from the tools they need to compete.

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