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Austin, TX
Joined May 2013
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Have GPUs but no data center? @concrete_engine retrofits existing sites and manages power, cooling, and facility operations. Run your GPUs, or have us run them. Delivery within 6 months of PO. 3–5 year contracts. concreteengine.com #AIInfrastructure #GPUCloud #Colocation
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Introducing a new form of compute financing: for 9-months offtake, not three-years. Every GPU project gets blocked by lenders on the same first question: "Do you have a three-year offtake contract?" But 3-year offtake sucks. You convince a customer to pay you for 3 years straight, but it means you're not making that much money as a neocloud operator. On a 3-year B300 contract, you might get a $4.3/gpu hr rate, when you could be making $7/hr if you had a shorter contract. And offtakers don't even want to lock-in a contract for three years. They'd much rather sign for nine months. So it's only 3 years because lenders require it. And they require it because they want every month of debt service, or loan repayment, covered. We’ve solved that. We can get every month covered, using a combination of offtake and residual value insurance. And lenders will finance it with interest, not rev-share or unfair structures. How it works: → 18-month loan → Months 1-9: covered by your short-term offtake contract → Months 10-18: your call. Go on demand, sell tokens, or extend the offtake → Month 18: if the loan isn't fully paid, the lender can sell the hardware → If it sells for less than expected, an A- rated insurance policy we structure pays the difference The offtake covers the first half of the loan. The hardware value covers the second half. The insurance backstops the hardware. It's a win-win situation for everyone. 1. Offtakers sign shorter terms that they actually want. 2. Lenders get fully covered debt service. 3. You get your GPUs, pay your loan quickly, and can go to on-demand by month 10. Want to try it, or need a spreadsheet to show your lender? DM me or send your lender to us at amcompute.com
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Let's be clear, direct and transparent. I hope that GenAI companies should not market the scare to make money; but, promote ethics. What are you using AI to amplify: curiosity or control? #AIEthics #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanCenteredAI
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My pride and joy, my brainchild, is growing. Staying grounded amid the AI FOMO has not been easy. But our goal is clear: democratize AI and create wealth collectively.Own the future today. Join us.@concrete_engine #SovereignAI #DemocratizeAI #AIInfrastructure #FutureOfAI
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🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, America! America is about freedom and innovation. Proud of what the Concrete Engine team has built with unlimited determination. #America250 #Happy4thOfJuly #IndependenceDay #ConcreteEngine #AI #AIInfrastructure #OpenInnovation #DistributedComputing
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Robots and Tesla.. So Elon will drive the AI by yourself. But,Tesla can't speak English. @elonmusk #tesla
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We are deeply saddened by the lost ..
Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, a visionary force in the Texas technology and start-up ecosystem, died Tuesday night in a private plane crash in Laredo, the organization confirmed to the American-Statesman. "Joshua was a fearless leader, a brilliant partner, and a dear friend to so many of us," Capital Factory President Bryan Chambers said. statesman.com/news/article/l…
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#ATX #FoundDog I found a dog on Riverside (Dairy Queen) Please contact me if this 6 M, well kept, intact puppy is yours!!
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On Linkedin someone called people doormat for big co. I really want to change that.. I am looking for 6 more small companies or people who want to own their own AI infra .. We can work as small as 10 kW energy/$150K is meanful & will make you your own AI infra.. #AI #compute #GPU
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I want to connect with 10 investors each to $150,000 into a specialized AI Factory. ⚡ A Manufacturing AI Factory 🥕 An Agricultural AI Factory 📱 A Telecom AI Factory 🔖 A Research AI Factory 🚨 An Energy AI Factory optimizing grids and renewable assets.
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