{"id":3094010,"date":"2026-02-18T12:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_podcast&#038;p=3094010"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:22:38","slug":"google-clouds-vp-for-startups-on-reading-your-check-engine-light-before-its-too-late","status":"publish","type":"tc_podcast","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcast\/google-clouds-vp-for-startups-on-reading-your-check-engine-light-before-its-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Cloud&#8217;s VP for startups on reading your &#8216;check engine light&#8217; before\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0too late"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--56);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--56);\" class=\"wp-block-tc23-podcast-player\">\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tcembed-iframe tcembed--megaphone wp-block-tc23-podcast-player__embed\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TCML7841209185\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-podcast-player__badges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/equity\/id1215439780\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"podcast-badge podcast-badge--apple\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__eyebrow\">Listen on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__platform-name\">Apple Podcasts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ&#038;nd=1&#038;dlsi=467965469f3e484e\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"podcast-badge podcast-badge--spotify\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__eyebrow\">Listen on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"podcast-badge__platform-name\">Spotify<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have made it easier to get started, but those early infrastructure choices can have unforeseen consequences once startups move beyond free credits and into real cloud bills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this episode of TechCrunch&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a>&nbsp;podcast, Rebecca Bellan caught up with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalg.com\/team\/darren-mowry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Darren Mowry<\/a>, Google Cloud\u2019s vice president of global startups who is right at the center of those tradeoffs. Together, they discuss what Mowry\u2019s seeing across the startup ecosystem, how Google Cloud is competing for AI startups, and what founders should be thinking about as they scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the full episode to hear about:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">How Google positions against AWS and Microsoft in the AI startup\u00a0race.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">TPUs vs GPUs: How much does hardware choice matter for early-stage companies?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Which AI verticals are seeing real growth, and\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0standing out in biotech, climate tech, developer tools, and world models.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">What red flags will signal that a startup\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0going to make it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TechCrunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Overcast<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&nbsp;Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;and all the casts. 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