Best from Infrastructure Masons Podcasts (2025)

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How AI Is Transforming Data Center Design: Power, Cooling, and Connectivity 13:01

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AI networks are driving dramatic changes in data center design, especially around power, cooling, and connectivity. Modern GPU-powered AI data centers require far more energy and generate much more heat than traditional CPU-based setups, pushing cabinets to new power densities and necessitating advanced cooling solutions like liquid direct-to-chip …

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Nomads at the Summit: Renewable and Sovereign Energy Opportunities for Data Center Applications 27:48

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the hosts from Data Center Frontier and Nomad Futurist sit down with Adrienne Pierce, CEO of New Sun Road, to explore the emerging frontier of sovereign and renewable energy solutions for modular data center deployment. With over 1,500 microgrids under management via the company’s Stellar pla…

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Nomads at the Summit: Africa’s Digital Future - A Conversation with UVA Darden’s Tosin Fashola & Albert Odum 38:47

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the hosts of Data Center Frontier and Nomad Futurist sit down with UVA Darden MBA candidates Tosin Fashola and Albert Odum for an energizing conversation about next-generation data infrastructure—and why they believe Africa is poised to be its future epicenter. With professional backgrounds s…

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Nomads at the Summit: From Liquid Cooling to Hyperscale Frontiers - A Conversation with Vertiv’s Greg Stover 41:39

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, Data Center Frontier editors and Nomad Futurist hosts sit down with Greg Stover, Vertiv’s Global Director, Hi-Tech Development. The discussion delves into Stover’s work at the intersection of advanced cooling technologies, hyperscale growth, and AI-driven infrastructure design. Drawing on his…

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Nomads at the Summit: Infrastructure Masons CEO Santiago Suinaga Talks Digital Infrastructure Frontiers 42:46

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the ever-curious, future-focused podcast hosts from Data Center Frontier and Nomad Futurist reunite with Infrastructure Masons CEO Santiago Suinaga for a timely, in-depth follow-up to his impactful debut on the DCF Show. With AI infrastructure growth hitting warp speed, the conversation will …

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Nomads at the Summit: AI Models and their Corresponding Infrastructure Needs 37:22

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, Chris James, CEO of NoesisAI, delivers a sweeping, insight-rich overview of how different classes of AI models—from LLMs and RAG to vision AI and scientific workloads—are driving a new wave of infrastructure decisions across the data center landscape. With a sharp focus on the diverging needs…

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Nomads at the Summit: Telling the Right Data Center Stories 45:09

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the Data Center Frontier and Nomad Futurist hosts engage in a dynamic, behind-the-scenes conversation with two of the most influential voices shaping digital infrastructure communications: Illisa Miller, founder of iMiller PR, and Adam Waitkunas, founder of Milldam PR. With decades of experie…

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Nomads at the Summit: Schneider Electric's Lovisa Tedestedt on Global Sales, Growth, and the Human Side of Data Centers 49:43

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the editors of Data Center Frontier and the hosts of Nomad Futurist sit down with Lovisa Tedestedt, Sales Executive at Schneider Electric, where she focuses on colo acquisition accounts. With more than 25 years of experience in international sales management, business development, and leaders…

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Nomads at the Summit: Doug Recker on Edge AI, Data Centers, and Building Resilient Infrastructure 36:52

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, the editors of Data Center Frontier and the hosts of Nomad Futurist sit down with Doug Recker, a telecommunications veteran and edge data center pioneer with more than 30 years of industry leadership. Today, Recker leads Duos Edge AI, driving initiatives to bring multi-access edge data center…

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Nomads at the Summit: Waste Heat to Water - The Path Towards Water Positive Data Centers 30:44

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, Matt Grandbois, Vice President at AirJoule, introduces a game-changing approach to one of the data center industry’s most pressing challenges: water sustainability. As power-hungry, high-density environments collide with growing water scarcity concerns, Grandbois lays out a compelling vision …

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Nomads at the Summit: How Medium Voltage UPS Architectures are Redefining Data Center Design to Meet the Demands of AI Densification 28:35

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Speakers: Mike Klassen, Director of Business Development, ZincFive Sugam Patel, VP of Product Management, DG Matrix In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, experts from ZincFive and DG Matrix unpack how medium voltage (MV) UPS architectures are redefining the way data centers power up for AI. As AI densification pushes traditional …

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Nomads at the Summit: Melissa Farney & Bill Kleyman on the Future of AI and Digital Infrastructure 24:00

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In this episode of the DCF Trends–Nomads at the Summit podcast, we bring together two dynamic voices shaping the future of digital infrastructure: Melissa Farney, Editor at Large for Data Center Frontier and board member of the Nomad Futurist Foundation, and Bill Kleyman, Contributing Editor for Data Center Frontier and CEO of Apolo, who also serve…

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Nomads at the Summit: Technology Infrastructure Considerations for Hyperscale, MTDC, Wholesale - A Consultant Engineer’s Perspective 27:56

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Speakers: Joseph Ford, Senior Associate – Technology, Bala Consulting Engineers Eric Klaiber, Data Center Design Manager, Bala Consulting Engineers In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, Joseph Ford and Eric Klaiber of Bala Consulting Engineers offer a consultant engineer’s hard-won perspective on the complex realities of designin…

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Nomads at the Summit: Mission-Critical and Data Center Challenges + 7x24 National Update 38:51

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In this DCF Trends-Nomads at the Summit Podcast episode, Data Center Frontier and Nomad Futurist hosts sit down with Bob Cassiliano, Chairman & CEO of 7x24 Exchange International, for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of mission-critical infrastructure and the evolving challenges facing the data center industry. As the leader of one of the m…

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Why AI is Making Liquid Cooling Inevitable 15:06

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AI has pushed liquid cooling from a niche technology to a critical requirement for high density data centers. In this episode, Pat McGinn, COO and President of CoolIT Systems, shares why AI is driving liquid cooling from optional to essential. He explains how CoolIT helps customers deliver AI systems at speed and scale through proven capacity, modu…

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Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners 43:17

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Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice. This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the founder and Managing Director of Puma Growth Partners, a UK-based growth equity investor backing companies at Series A with cheque sizes of £4–10m. Puma invests across consumer brands, B2B SaaS, an…

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Rehlko’s Solutions-First Approach to Powering Resilient Data Centers 18:51

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In this episode, we’re joined by Justin Loritz, Product Manager for Large Diesel at Rehlko, to explore how the company is redefining the role of a manufacturer in today’s dynamic data center landscape. Rehlko isn’t just delivering equipment, they’re delivering answers. As Justin shares, Rehlko’s philosophy centers on being a true solutions provider…

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From Periscope to Macroscope: Kayvon Beykpour’s Vision for AI-Powered Development 1:02:51

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In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Kayvon Beykpour, co-founder and CEO of Macroscope, which launches today, and the former co-founder of Periscope. They dive into how Macroscope will serve as an “understanding engine” for software companies, giving leaders real-time visibility and saving engineers t…

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Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.ai 50:38

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Manny Medina, the visionary founder behind Outreach — the $4B sales engagement unicorn — and now co-founder & CEO of Paid.ai, a startup pioneering how AI agents get priced, paid, and scaled. We dive into Manny’s remarkable journey from zero to $250M+ ARR with Outreach, the gritty early days of selling d…

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Generac Steps Into Data Center Backup Power 24:11

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As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the data center landscape, power resiliency is being tested like never before. With enormous new facilities coming online and operators exploring alternatives to diesel, the backup power market is at an inflection point. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, we sit down with Ricardo Navarro, Vice…

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Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp 47:26

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In this episode we are joined by Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner at AlleyCorp — one of New York’s most prolific early-stage funds known for incubating companies like MongoDB, Business Insider, and Radical AI. Kenneth’s journey from coding at 16 in Copenhagen to shaping global developer ecosystems at Stripe and Microsoft gives him a unique lens into the…

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Cologix and Lambda Debut NVIDIA HGX B200 AI Clusters in Columbus, Ohio 33:56

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Columbus Hosts First Nvidia HGX B200 AI Cluster, Scaling AI at the Aggregated Edge In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent sits down with Bill Bentley (Cologix) and Ken Patchett (Lambda) to discuss Columbus, Ohio’s first Nvidia HGX B200 AI cluster deployment. The conversation dives into: Why Columbus is emerging as a strategi…

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Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini on AI Workloads and the Future of Data Centers 26:53

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Artificial intelligence is changing the data center industry faster than anyone anticipated. Every new wave of AI hardware pushes power, density, and cooling requirements to levels once thought impossible — and operators are scrambling to keep pace. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Schneider Electric’s Steven Carlini joins us to un…

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Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu Quantum 43:33

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a pioneering company building the networking layer for the quantum computing era. Carmen’s journey started in academia, researching quantum photonics, before she spun out Nu Quantum from the University of Cambridge. Now backed by top deep tech i…

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Virtual Machines and Containers - Better Together 18:45

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Are you facing challenges with Edge Computing in your organization? Join us as we explore how Penguin Solutions’ Stratus ztC Edge platform combined with Kubernetes management creates a powerful, low-maintenance Edge Computing solution. Learn how to: Leverage Kubernetes for scalable, resilient Edge Computing Simplify edge management with automated t…

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Building the "Lovable of Marketing" with Patrick Haede, Co-Founder & CEO @ Superscale AI 56:31

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In this episode, we're joined by Patrick Haede, the founder of Superscale AI, a breakout new startup transforming how digital products are marketed. 🚀 Inspired by Lovable’s success in democratising product-building, Patrick saw the next major frontier: distribution. In a world where anyone can now build a product, how do you market it effectively? …

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Walk & Talk Episode: Semil Shah on AI Superteams, Meta’s Bold Moves, and Apple’s Missed Shots 56:31

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In this special episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano talks with Semil Shah, founder and partner of Haystack VC and partner at Lightspeed. Together, they have a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation on the state of AI, venture capital, and the future of media. They get into everything from Meta’s high-stakes AI talent spree …

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Johnson Controls Brings Cooling-as-a-Service to the Data Center 26:46

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, we sit down with Martin Renkis, Executive Director of Global Alliances for Sustainable Infrastructure at Johnson Controls, to explore how Data Center Cooling as a Service (DCCaaS) is changing the way operators think about risk, capital, and sustainability. Johnson Controls has delivered guar…

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Rehlko CEO Brian Melka on Powering the AI Data Center Era 31:14

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As AI workloads reshape the data center landscape, speed to power has overtaken sustainability as the top customer demand. On this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent talks with Brian Melka, CEO of Rehlko (formerly Kohler Energy), about how the century-old power company is helping operators scale fast, stay reliab…

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Scaling from startup to £70M+ funding in 16 months with Paul Anthony, Co-founder of Primer & Colossal 55:58

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Paul Anthony is the co-founder of Primer, a rapidly growing payment orchestration platform with over 200 employees and more than £70 million in funding from top-tier investors including Seed Camp, Balderton, Accel, and Iconic. His journey began as the first employee at a FinTech startup (now called Depay), followed by a stint at PayPal's Braintree …

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Podcast: Traka VP Craig Newell Discusses the Critical Role of Key and Asset Management in Data Center Operations 19:39

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Smarter Security Starts with Key & Equipment Management In data centers, physical access control is just as critical as cybersecurity. Intelligent key and equipment management solutions help safeguard infrastructure, reduce risk, and improve efficiency — all while supporting compliance. Key Benefits: Enhanced Security – Restrict access to authorize…

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Uptime Institute’s Jay Dietrich on Why Net Zero Isn’t Enough for Sustainable Data Centers 36:09

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New DCF Podcast Episode Breaks Down the Real Work Behind Energy and Emissions Metrics In the latest episode of the Data Center Frontier Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Jay Dietrich, Research Director of Sustainability at Uptime Institute, to examine what real sustainability looks like inside the data center — and why popular na…

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Simone Maini, CEO @ Elliptic, on Leading Through Crypto Winters and Building Elliptic into a Blockchain Analytics Leader 37:05

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, the world’s leading blockchain analytics company. Simone’s career path is anything but conventional — from a history degree and Deutsche Bank to leading a $100M+ funded crypto intelligence powerhouse. 🧠 After 8 years in banking and a stint in anti-mone…

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Pattern recognition and backing Europe's next unicorns with Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner @ Accel 39:32

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From international math olympiads to high-frequency trading to leading deals at Accel, Andrei Brasoveanu has carved one of the most impressive careers in European tech. After a decade on Wall Street as a quant, he joined Accel’s London office and quickly became one of their top investors—backing breakout companies like Celonis and, more recently, P…

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LiquidStack CEO Joe Capes on GigaModular, Direct-to-Chip Cooling, and AI’s Thermal Future 29:20

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent speaks with LiquidStack CEO Joe Capes about the company’s breakthrough GigaModular platform — the industry’s first scalable, modular Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) purpose-built for direct-to-chip liquid cooling. With rack densities accelerating beyond 120 kW and headed…

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Rahul Vohra: Building AI Tools That Save Us Time 43:14

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In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with Rahul Vohra, founder of the email client Superhuman, to unpack the future of AI-powered productivity. Rahul shares the origin story of Superhuman, how game design principles shaped its blazing speed and keyboard-first UX, and why time—not email—is the real problem …

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Leveraging Heat as an Asset in Data Center Operations 23:38

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Every second an AI-enabled data center operates, it produces massive amounts of heat. Cooling needs are often thought of separately from heat, and for years, that is how systems were built. In most facilities, waste heat has to be managed, properly expelled, and is then forgotten. The heat may not be needed by the data center, but the question aris…

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Powering AI Data Centers: Eaton on Infrastructure, Cooling, and What’s Next 34:03

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As AI reshapes the digital infrastructure landscape, data center design is evolving at every level. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, we sit down with JP Buzzell, Eaton’s VP and Data Center Chief Architect, and Doug Kilgariff, Strategic Accounts Manager, to explore the key shifts driving the next generation of compute environments. …

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Scott Belsky & Steve Jang: From AI Chatbots to Copilots 45:47

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In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with two co-investors: Steve Jang, Co-Founder and Partner at Kindred Ventures, and Scott Belsky, Partner at A24 and founder of A24 Labs. Together they explore the current state and future of consumer AI, from why most products still look like chatbots, to what’s next in…

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EdgeCore CEO Lee Kestler on Designing for Density, Energy Discipline, and the Future of AI Infrastructure 31:35

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In this wide-ranging conversation, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure CEO Lee Kestler joins the Data Center Frontier Show to discuss how the company is navigating the AI-fueled demand wave with a focused, disciplined strategy. From designing water-free campuses in the Arizona desert to long-term utility partnerships and a sober view on nuclear and beh…

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Inside AI Policy with FAI’s Chief Economist Sam Hammond 41:29

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In this episode, Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano sits down with the Foundation for American Innovation’s Chief Economist Sam Hammond to talk AI policy. Sam breaks down the key infrastructure needed for AI developments and how policymakers are adapting to rapid technological change. He also shares insights on AI training data and fair use, workfo…

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CoreSite Expands in Denver with Strategic Acquisition of Iconic Carrier Hotel 22:50

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In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, we explore CoreSite’s strategic acquisition of the Denver Gas and Electric Building, widely regarded as the most network-dense facility in the Rocky Mountain region. Now the sole owner and operator of the DE1 data center housed within the historic building, CoreSite is doubling down on its interconn…

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Julie Bornstein: Building the Future of Fashion with AI 43:46

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In this episode of Generative Now, Lightspeed partner Michael Mignano sits down with the former Stitch Fix COO and founder of The Yes, Julie Bornstein. They talk about Julie’s latest venture: Daydream, an AI-powered fashion discovery engine built for the LLM era. Julie shares how her decades at Nordstrom, Sephora, and Pinterest shaped her vision, w…

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Building Europe’s Investment Rails with Martin Kassing, Founder & CEO @ Upvest 40:12

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we're joined by Martin Kassing, founder and CEO of Upvest, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech infrastructure companies. Martin’s journey spans private equity, Rocket Internet, multiple startups, and now leading a company that powers investment products for the likes of Revolut and N26. In this wide-ranging convers…

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Hunter Newby and Connected Nation: Kansas Breaks Ground on First IXP 30:18

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The digital geography of America is shifting, and in Wichita, Kansas, that shift just became tangible. In a groundbreaking ceremony this spring, Connected Nation and Wichita State University launched construction on the state’s first carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP), a modular facility designed to serve as the heart of regional interco…

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Engineering a Cool Revolution: Shumate’s HDAC Design Tackles AI-Era Density 30:32

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As artificial intelligence surges across the digital infrastructure landscape, its impacts are increasingly physical. Higher densities, hotter chips, and exponentially rising energy demands are pressuring data center operators to rethink the fundamentals, and especially cooling. That’s where Shumate Engineering steps in, with a patent-pending syste…

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Bucky Moore: The Next Decade of AI Infrastructure 48:17

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This week, Lightspeed Partner Mike Mignano sits down with his colleague Bucky Moore, a fellow partner at Lightspeed to explore the rapidly shifting landscape of AI and infrastructure. They unpack the evolution from hardware to cloud to AI-native architectures, the growing momentum behind open-source models, and the rise of AI agents and reinforceme…

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RU Summit 2025 with Yoann Pavy and Oana Jinga, in Partnership with Cooley LLP 33:43

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In this special Riding Unicorns episode, recorded live during London Tech Week and hosted at Cooley’s London HQ, we bring you two candid conversations from the frontline of startup building. 🚀 First up: Yoann Pavy, a growth marketing veteran (ex-Deliveroo, Depop, Perkbox), shares why distribution-first thinking is flipping product development on it…

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Safe, Scalable, Sustainable: Enabling AI’s Future with Two-Phase Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling 16:06

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The future of AI isn’t coming; it’s already here. With NVIDIA’s recent announcement of forthcoming 600kW+ racks, alongside the skyrocketing power costs of inference-based AI workloads, now’s the time to assess whether your data center is equipped to meet these demands. Fortunately, two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling is prepared to empower toda…

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Moritz Baier-Lentz: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Gaming 42:44

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This week, Lightspeed Partner Mike Mignano sits down with Moritz Baier-Lentz, Partner and Head of Gaming and Interactive Media at Lightspeed. From the world’s #1 ranked Diablo II player to Goldman Sachs banker to VC, Moritz has lived multiple lives—all shaped by a deep passion for games. In this episode, Moritz joins Michael Mignano to talk about t…

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