"You agree that the existence and terms of this Addendum and the Private Pricing Program are not publicly known and constitute AWS Confidential Information under the Agreement."
Maybe they're milking your investors. Maybe you've built some absurd contraption that they know you won't be able to move elsewhere. Or maybe you need to hire a better negotiator.
That text matches what we got from a growth commitment that included a pretty modest discount.
Given that we couldn't get it; and that nobody from our company's entire VC network could get it; and that nobody on my CTO email list could get it... I'm going to continue thinking that the anonymous HN commenter is talking out of his ass.
But if you can prove me wrong, I'd be thrilled to be wrong.
"the anonymous HN commenter is talking out of his ass"
Anonymous commenter versus 11-hour old throwaway account... who wins?
Looking at a few words in your rebuttal above and combining it with the tone you're using, I can come up with quite a few reasons you might not have gotten the discount you sought.
I'd suggest you put down the "CTO email list" and let an actual business person handle this for you. Handshakes and existing relationships still matter in this world. Good luck!
If you're going to complain about tone; don't be a rude son of a bitch in the first place.
That said, no point in arguing further with a liar and/or troll. You're not getting 10x discounts on your AWS bill. You're not fooling me or anybody else.
Maybe they're milking your investors. Maybe you've built some absurd contraption that they know you won't be able to move elsewhere. Or maybe you need to hire a better negotiator.