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Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller: Turning Stranded Energy Into Intelligence
Chase Lochmiller runs one of the most operationally complex companies in AI: Crusoe builds power plants, manufactures electrical equipment, operates gigawatt-scale data centers, and runs a managed AI cloud on top, all under one roof. He just closed a round at a $31 billion valuation, and he got there by selling off the Bitcoin mining business that was paying the bills.
Chase explains why Crusoe is modeled on Exxon, not a cloud provider, and why he partners with companies that look like competitors. He makes the case that a company that outgrows the person who got it there is the rule, not the…
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