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发布时间:2025-06-20 00:53:50
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这一期播客节目邀请了Co2Z East Meets West 的Philippe和Thomas,共同庆祝公司成立十周年。由Bill和Brad主持的讨论深入探讨了Co2Z年度市场概览中的关键见解,重点关注公共和风险投资市场的趋势,尤其强调AI超级周期及其潜在影响。
Philippe对AI的未来表达了谨慎乐观的态度,强调AI是定义性的科技趋势,建立在之前诸如网络、PC和SaaS等技术进步之上。他强调需要从过去的趋势中学习,以便对当前形势进行情境化解读。一个中心主题是AI有可能占据美国总市值的很大一部分,这与工业、运输和能源部门在过去时代的统治地位类似。讨论触及了行业重新分类的问题,质疑某些半导体行业是否应该被归类为技术而非公用事业,因为它们在创建技术产品方面发挥着不可或缺的作用。
对话探讨了与AI相关的公司的表现,注意到“Mag 7”集团的表现不如AI驱动的、AI相关的软件公司和AI半导体公司。这表明投资机会不仅仅局限于拥挤的Mag 7,可以进行多元化。Thomas指出像CoreWeave这样的纯AI公司的出现是一个积极的进展。
加密货币,特别是比特币,成为了辩论的话题。Philippe承认过去加密货币投资带来的“创伤后应激障碍”,但也认识到需要重新评估比特币的潜力。他建议将比特币视为一家公司,并将其市值与其他资产(如黄金和房地产)进行比较。讨论涉及比特币的波动性以及不断变化的监管环境,包括最近的稳定币立法,这可能会为机构投资和政府支持的稳定币铺平道路。
讨论还考察了AI对消费者行为的影响,特别是对谷歌的影响。数据显示,ChatGPT的使用与谷歌页面浏览量的下降相关,表明用户习惯可能正在发生转变。讨论还关注了ChatGPT在来自Meta、谷歌和其他平台的竞争下所展现的韧性。
对话分析了云基础设施和GPU分配情况,揭示了云收入市场份额与英伟达GPU分配之间的差异。数据表明,亚马逊可能正在采取不同的硬件策略,或者正面临供应限制。Oracle和CoreWeave在GPU分配方面的崛起表明竞争格局正在发生变化。微软在消费者AI应用驱动下的大规模token生产凸显了对GPU基础设施的需求。
对话转向宏观经济以及AI推动生产力增长的潜力。它考察了债务与GDP的比率,并探讨了通过提高生产力来实现大幅削减的可能性。还考虑了AI可能导致通货膨胀和利率下降的可能性。
讨论过渡到私募市场,注意到独角兽企业在公开市场中所占比例有所增加。人们感觉到私募市场正在开始开放,IPO和并购活动正在反弹,表明可能从红色信号转为黄色或绿色信号。
对话随后探讨了对创始人的建议。
* **增长率高于25%,盈利**: 做好IPO准备。
* **增长率高于25%,亏损**: 建立一个战争基金,一个坚固的资产负债表。
* **增长率低于25%,盈利**: 考虑AI投资和并购,采取进攻姿态。
* **增长率低于25%,亏损**: 重新改造,考虑开源或新产品。
讨论了AI对就业的影响以及“杰文斯悖论”的可能性,探讨了通过AI提高效率可能会创造更多有趣的工作,即使它导致个别公司的就业人数减少。主持人强调,公司需要进行重塑并承担风险,才能在快速发展的AI领域保持竞争力,即使这意味着重新回到亏损状态。他们呼吁在风险投资固有的忠诚度和公共市场更为功利的思维模式之间取得平衡,在公共市场中出售公司是有可能的。
This podcast episode features a conversation with Philippe and Thomas from Co2Z East Meets West, celebrating its 10th anniversary. The discussion, hosted by Bill and Brad, delves into the key insights presented in Co2Z's annual market overview, emphasizing trends in public and venture markets, particularly focusing on the AI supercycle and its potential impact.
Philippe expresses cautious optimism about the future of AI, highlighting its position as the defining tech trend, built upon previous technological advancements like networking, PCs, and SaaS. He emphasizes the importance of learning from past trends to contextualize the present. A central theme is the potential for AI to represent a significant portion of the total US market cap, drawing parallels to the dominance of industrials, transportation, and energy sectors in previous eras. The discussion touches on the reclassification of sectors, questioning whether certain semi-cap industries should be categorized as technology rather than utilities due to their integral role in creating tech products.
The conversation explores the performance of AI-related companies, noting the underperformance of the "Mag 7" group compared to AI-powered, AI-related software, and AI semi-conductor companies. This suggests a diversification of investment opportunities beyond the crowded Mag 7. Thomas points to the emergence of pure-play AI companies like CoreWeave as a positive development.
Crypto, particularly Bitcoin, becomes a topic of debate. Philippe acknowledges the post-traumatic stress from past crypto ventures but recognizes the need to re-evaluate Bitcoin's potential. He suggests viewing Bitcoin as a company and comparing its market cap to other assets like gold and real estate. The discussion touches on Bitcoin's volatility and the evolving regulatory landscape, including the recent stablecoin legislation, potentially paving the way for institutional investment and government-backed stablecoins.
The impact of AI on consumer behavior, particularly concerning Google, is examined. Data suggests that ChatGPT usage correlates with a decline in Google page views, indicating a potential shift in user habits. The discussion also focuses on the resilience of ChatGPT despite competition from Meta, Google, and other platforms.
Cloud infrastructure and GPU allocation are analyzed, revealing discrepancies between cloud revenue market share and Nvidia GPU allocation. The data suggests that Amazon may be pursuing a different hardware strategy or experiencing supply constraints. The rise of Oracle and CoreWeave in GPU allocation indicates a changing competitive landscape. Microsoft's massive token production, driven by consumer AI applications, emphasizes the demand for GPU infrastructure.
The conversation shifts to macroeconomics and the potential for AI to drive productivity growth. It examines the debt-to-GDP ratio and explores the possibility of achieving substantial reductions through increased productivity. The potential for AI to lead to lower inflation and interest rates is considered.
The discussion transitions to the private markets, noting the increase in unicorns as a percentage of the public markets. There's a sense that the private market is starting to open up with IPOs and M&A activity rebounding, indicating a potential shift from a red to yellow or green signal.
The conversation then explores the advice to founders.
* **Growth rate above 25%, profitable**: Become IPO-ready.
* **Growth rate above 25%, burning**: Build a war chest, a fortress balance sheet.
* **Growth rate below 25%, profitable**: Consider AI investments and M&A to play offense.
* **Growth rate below 25%, burning**: Reinvent and consider open-sourcing or new products.
The impact of AI on employment and the potential for "Javan's paradox" are discussed, exploring the possibility that increased efficiency through AI could create more interesting jobs, even if it leads to less employment at individual companies. The hosts emphasize the need for companies to reinvent and take risks to remain competitive in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, even it means going back to be unprofitable. They urge a balance of venture's inherent loyalty and a more mercenary mindset of the public market where selling out is possible.