This week, Alex spoke to two guests from the world of Microsoft for Startups - GM, Hans Yang, and Senior Director, Tom Davis. We're working to figure out how big tech corporations are playing in the startup sandbox, starting with the launch of Microsoft's Pegasus program.

Here's what we got into:

Why programs like Pegasus are particularly helpful for startups in a conservative VC market
The mutually beneficial relationship between the large tech players and startups
The close relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI

As always, Equity will be back on Friday with your weekly news round up, but until then, you can catch us on Twitter @EquityPod

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