CloudForecast

We help busy engineers with AWS Cost visibility
🌱 Funded by @tinyseedfund, Spring 2021
🛠 @francoislagier + @toeknee123
📍 Chicago and San Diego

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Heading to @AwsMidwest Community Day next Thurs?

@CloudForecast is hosting and sponsoring a post-conf Chinatown Walking Tour and Dinner for conf attendees. Only 20 spots are available: https://t.co/FE7XrwZt0t

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

"Feeling lost in an @awscloud costs labyrinth? It can be like playing D&D and relying on a "Nat 20" to win a battle.

With @CloudForecast, you'll have the visibility to confidently navigate and emerge victorious in your cost battles".

What do you think of our new shirts?!!

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

At @CloudForecast, we wanted to spice up our usual feature development routine, so we came up with #EasyWinWeek!

We dove into the treasure trove of our users' valuable feedback and focused on making small yet impactful enhancements to existing features: https://t.co/hBwcC0Y2hj

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

We launched a new marketing site for @CloudForecast! No more duct-taping. We're doing things the right way: https://t.co/BwGaMJONvR

Still a WIP - I think our hero image may not convey how we help users since we solve complex AWS cost problems beyond Slack integration. LMK!

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Fun times at @CloudForecast - it's #EasyWinWeek! Our engineering team is focusing on quick <1 day feature improvements.

We just launched the new ability to export data into CSV with our AWS Cost Detective Tool: https://t.co/zUlgiBtFrv

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

It's been a blast to watch our users achieve substantial cost savings on @awscloud

...But what's even more exciting is that our users are using @CloudForecast to initiate their cost-cutting efforts and our reports to keep their org's budget managers informed of their progress.

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

⚡️New feature for @CloudForecast! AWS Cost Detective Tool - An Easier Way to Investigate AWS Costs.

This new feature simplifies the process of identifying the specific reasons and resources behind cost increases, trends, and new resources launched: https://t.co/Vg7RHQh4Yr

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Are you looking for better visibility w/ @awscloud costs? Start with tags first. Trust us, the upfront work makes it more manageable. Esp, 6-7 figures+/month bills.

We posted a new AWS Cost Allocation Tags article on the @CloudForecast blog: https://t.co/8XwJqMPeX5

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Getting rejected by @YCstartups 4 years ago should've been the most devasting news for @CloudForecast and us as founders.

Little did we know...all the setbacks, rejections, and struggles over the past 4 years were all lessons in resiliency that have sustained us to this point.

Here's to building a SaaS company that is profitable, sustainable, and customer-centric. We're here to run a marathon, not a sprint.

With that said, I reflected on 2022, what's in store for us in 2023, and a preview of our 1h2023 roadmap on our blog. Check it out: https://t.co/2iXsWOtuf5

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Loading Year Five of @CloudForecast.

Let's get it 💪💪.

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Cloud Financial Management and FinOps

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

I was selected through @CloudForecast to be an @awscloud Activate Ambassador!

That means I get to help fellow startup founders get $5k of free AWS credits, and get access to other resources to help them in their journey.

DM me if you are interested. I would love to help!

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

New charts, who dis? External Charts 2.0 feature launch for @CloudForecast.
This was a feature @francoislagier was ITCHING to improve for our users over the past 3 years.
Read more here: https://t.co/IKzEtxXrSp

[Code Your Dreams @WeCodeDreams]

HUGE thank you to @CloudForecast for supporting us for the THIRD year in a row. Your support means so much to our team and students. #GivingTuesday

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

For the 3rd year in a row, the @CloudForecast team celebrates Giving Tuesday! Check out the five non-profits that our team selected to donate to this year: https://t.co/nwnV4jFe2r

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

For those going to @awscloud @AWSreInvent and are responsible for monitoring and managing AWS cost at your org

….y’all might need these for the week just in case.

#reinvent

[CloudForecast @CloudForecast]

New charts, who dis?

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

Before ▶️ After. @francoislagier and the eng team pushed out new external charts that are part of our Daily Cost Reports via email and Slack

@CloudForecast users can now figure out @awscloud cost increases quickly and easily down to the operation level in a few clicks.

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

NGL, I struggled hard with solo-questing @AWSreInvent. As a bootstrapped founder, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and lonely at conferences. In the end, sometimes you need a bit of accountability to question. Listen to the latest @startupspod to for an update from @CloudForecast!

[Tony Chan @toeknee123]

I am proud to say my @CloudForecast @awscloud @AWSreInvent guide to Vegas Asain Restaurants is still the most unique on @reInventParties :) https://t.co/pN13RGlQrS

[re:Invent Parties 🎉 🥂 ☕️ 🏎️ 🤖 🎳 🎸 @reInventParties]

Conference Folks cannot Live by Cocktails and Hors d'Oevres Alone! (We Tried! 🤪)

We just added a New Guide from @CloudForecast to Help You Out!

Check out "AWS-ome Vegas Asian Restaurant Guide for AWS re:Invent 2022"

https://t.co/zmLwAyAtup

#reInvent #reinvent2022