How to get $50.000 to $150.000 Microsoft Azure credits & other benefits from Microsoft

Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, and other cloud providers they all have some sort of Startup programs.
I started with Azure because it is clear and it is having OpenAI credits included, others like AWS has some strange policies, something is included, most services you still need to pay for, google I didn't look.......

What you need to have to be accepted to Microsoft for Startups program:

1. LinkedIn profile
2. Company
3. An idea and MVP of what you want to build
4. domain and simple webpage with your email on this domain
5. You need to provide a description of your project and a video of what you are building. The project can change over time, of course, but you need to provide something that you have started.

Don't write a book (like I did) it accepts a few hundred words.
Here is the video that I posted:

https://vimeo.com/1030139633

There are few stages in this program that last few years. My first year and stage was $1000, and now I'm in the second year and second stage with Azure credits up to $5000. To get to a next stage I need to spend at least 50% of the budget (when it comes near the date November 18, 2025 I will run some Virtual machines or spend it on AI agents to meet the conditions to go to another year and another stage)....
My next stage is $25.000 or $50.000 in Azure credits

But in this 2.stage I have access to thousands of IT, Azure, sales, business specialists and LinkedIn credits for marketing (among others).

The Azure and other cloud platforms are massive. But all you need to lean is about the "web app" service, mysql server & mysql flexible server and the "blob storage" for storing files (when Sergey and his team finally provide the integration for Azure blob storage for hosting the files in Azure cloud).

Especially now that Sergey announced that we will be discovering in DevClub more about Containerized applications and Docker.

Hope this helps someone and that you will take the next step with courage.

Davor