Global Markets/AI & Tech Finance
Nvidia, OpenAI, and the Return of Circular Financing: Lessons From the Dot-Com F
In the late 1990s, the promise that "the internet would change everything" fueled a wave of fiber-optic cable buildout that ultimately buried 2 trillion dollars in telecom value and left 95% of laid cable dark for years. Today, a similar circular financing structure is emerging around AI infrastructure — this time centered on Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle. Understanding the parallels, and the diffe..