People

The people on each side.

The investors, economists and analysts whose arguments The Buildout weighs, with what each argued, where, and when. Attributed and paraphrased; no scores, no rankings.

64 people · drawn from 10 stories

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Steve Eisman

Steve Eisman appears in Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill; Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are…

In 7 parts

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JunkBondInvestor

JunkBondInvestor appears in Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 7, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet Before the Proof; Part 3: The Machines Will Work…

In 6 parts

Potential Multibaggers

Kris

Kris appears in Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 7, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.; Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet…

In 6 parts

Cassandra Unchained

Michael Burry

Michael Burry appears in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 6, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.; Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an…

In 6 parts

Behind the Balance Sheet

Stephen Clapham

Stephen Clapham appears in Part 1, Part 2, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.; Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an…

In 6 parts

HyperTech Invest

Daniel Romero

Daniel Romero appears in Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its…

In 5 parts

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Ren

Ren appears in Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed…

In 5 parts

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Kakashii

Kakashii appears in Part 2, Part 6, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet Before the Proof; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves…

In 4 parts

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Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer appears in Part 5, Part 6, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium…

In 4 parts

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Prof G Markets

Prof G Markets appears in Part 4, Part 6, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves…

In 4 parts

Apollo

Torsten Slok

Torsten Slok appears in Part 6, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of…

In 4 parts

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Aurelion Research

Aurelion Research appears in Part 4, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity; Part…

In 3 parts

DeepValue Capital by Kyler

DeepValue Capital

DeepValue Capital appears in Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves…

In 3 parts

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Ed Zitron

Ed Zitron appears in Part 6, Part 8, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity; Part 10…

In 3 parts

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Market Sentiment

Market Sentiment appears in Part 3, Part 8, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 3: The Machines Will Work. The Debt Might Not.; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity; Part…

In 3 parts

Prof G Markets

Mia Silverio

Mia Silverio appears in Part 7, Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.; Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.; Part 10…

In 3 parts

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Moses Sternstein

Moses Sternstein appears in Part 4, Part 6, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill; Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 9…

In 3 parts

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Oguz Erkan

Oguz Erkan appears in Part 3, Part 5, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 3: The Machines Will Work. The Debt Might Not.; Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business; Part 9…

In 3 parts

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Vitaliy Katsenelson

Vitaliy Katsenelson appears in Part 3, Part 7, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 3: The Machines Will Work. The Debt Might Not.; Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed…

In 3 parts

Yet Another Value Blog

Andrew Walker

Andrew Walker appears in Part 7, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.; Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.. Argued in Part 9…

In 2 parts

a16z

David George

David George appears in Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.; Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator. Argued in Part 9 (Still a…

In 2 parts

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Gaetano

Gaetano appears in Part 6, Part 8 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity. Argued in Part 6…

In 2 parts

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Geo Chen

Geo Chen appears in Part 5, Part 8 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity.

In 2 parts

Invest in Quality

Invest in Assets

Invest in Assets appears in Part 1, Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.; Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.. Argued…

In 2 parts

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Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros

Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros appears in Part 2, Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet Before the Proof; Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business…

In 2 parts

Person

Kevin Gee

Kevin Gee appears in Part 2, Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet Before the Proof; Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill. Argued in Part 2…

In 2 parts

Capital Wars

Michael Howell

Michael Howell appears in Part 7, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.; Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator. Argued in Part 7 (Growth…

In 2 parts

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Quanta 72

Quanta 72 appears in Part 1, Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.; Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill. Argued in Part 4…

In 2 parts

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Tae Kim

Tae Kim appears in Part 9, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.; Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator. Argued in Part 9 (Eighteen…

In 2 parts

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TSCS

TSCS appears in Part 7, Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.; Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator. Argued in Part 7 (A missing buyer)…

In 2 parts

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Voss Capital

Voss Capital appears in Part 4, Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill; Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business.

In 2 parts

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Abhi Yadav

Abhi Yadav appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It..

In 1 part

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Alasdair Mann

Alasdair Mann appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves..

In 1 part

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Alex Immerman

Alex Immerman appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.. Argued in Part 9 (The inertia businesses), Part 9 (The rails and the atoms).

In 1 part

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Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves..

In 1 part

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Christian Catalini

Christian Catalini appears in Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business. Argued in Part 5 (Anthropic: not yet).

In 1 part

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Clark Tang

Clark Tang appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves..

In 1 part

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Deborah Folloni

Deborah Folloni appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It..

In 1 part

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Ed Elson

Ed Elson appears in Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business. Argued in Part 5 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

Research organization

Edelbridge Alpha

Edelbridge Alpha appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.. Argued in Part 6 (Scarcity as a moat).

In 1 part

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First Pacific Advisors

First Pacific Advisors appears in Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill. Argued in Part 4 (The return is not there).

In 1 part

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Hayden Capital

Hayden Capital appears in Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill. Argued in Part 4 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

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Hugh Vuillier

Hugh Vuillier appears in Part 7 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed..

In 1 part

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James Bulltard

James Bulltard appears in Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill.

In 1 part

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Jensen Huang

Jensen Huang appears in Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator.

In 1 part

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Jessica Tarlov

Jessica Tarlov appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves..

In 1 part

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Leyla Kunimoto

Leyla Kunimoto appears in Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator.

In 1 part

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Longriver

Longriver appears in Part 1 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.. Argued in Part 1 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

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M. V. Cunha

M. V. Cunha appears in Part 6 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves..

In 1 part

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Massif Capital

Massif Capital appears in Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business. Argued in Part 5 (OpenAI: commoditized).

In 1 part

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Matthew C. Klein

Matthew C. Klein appears in Part 7 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.. Argued in Part 7 (Growth: yields are catching up).

In 1 part

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Michael W. Green

Michael W. Green appears in Part 7 of The Buildout. Part 7: The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.. Argued in Part 7 (A missing buyer).

In 1 part

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NZS Capital

NZS Capital appears in Part 1 of The Buildout. Part 1: Nvidia’s Demand Is Real. Its Financing Is Fragile.. Argued in Part 1 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

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Ruben Dominguez

Ruben Dominguez appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It..

In 1 part

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Sam Badri

Sam Badri appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It..

In 1 part

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Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway appears in Part 10 of The Buildout. Part 10: The Bubble Is in the Denominator.

In 1 part

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The VC Corner

The VC Corner appears in Part 9 of The Buildout. Part 9: Habit Was the Moat. Agents Are Draining It.. Argued in Part 9 (The rails and the atoms).

In 1 part

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Trey Henninger

Trey Henninger appears in Part 2 of The Buildout. Part 2: SpaceX Is Funding an AI Bet Before the Proof. Argued in Part 2 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

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Warden Capital

Warden Capital appears in Part 4 of The Buildout. Part 4: AI Spending Has Met Its First Real Bill. Argued in Part 4 (The return is not there).

In 1 part

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Wyndo

Wyndo appears in Part 5 of The Buildout. Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business. Argued in Part 5 (Voices that cross sides).

In 1 part

Analysis and opinion, not investment advice. Entries are assembled from the stories; nothing here is a rating.