Crucible Capital - The GPU Economy Offsite - Invite Only
Join Crucible on the evening of Nvidia GTC as we host our first GPU Economy Offsite, bringing together all parts of the compute ecosystem from start ups to frontier labs, to discuss how we optimize everything from GPU deployments to the financial flows that enable them. The event will include live discussions and presentations throughout the afternoon followed by a group dinner with fireside chats and start up pitches for dessert. Please let us know if you're able to make it by RSVPing in the link. Invite Only.
Agenda:
4:30 – 5:00 PM: Arrival & Warm Networking (Bar Room)
Meet and greet with circulated conversation starters
5:00–5:15 PM: Crucible Welcome (Bar Room)
5:15–6:30 PM: Lightning Talks + Open Cocktails (Bar Room):
5:15 PM-5:35: Lightning Talk #1
Topic: How GPU financing actually breaks down in practice
Speakers: Conor Moore (USDAI) vs Andrew Sandor (Apollo)
Closing instruction: drop you pain points in financing in a bucket to Conor and Andrew
5:40-6pm PM: Lightning Talk #2
Topic: The Hardware Deployment Process - Managing the Monopolies
Speaker: Andy Holland (Drivenets) - SuperMicro/Nvidia/AMD - any takers to take the ring with Andy?
Closing instruction: "Write down your OEM horror stories and how you navigate them”
6:05-6:25 PM: Lightning Talk #3
Topic: How to accomplish commodification of compute to derisk deployments
Speakers: Kush Bavaria & Wayne Nelms (Ornn) vs Andy Bahou (Compute Desk)
Closing instruction: Station 3 — if you had one ask from a marketplace to unlock a project you're working on, write it down.
6:30–6:45 PM: Transition to Dinner / Break
6:45 – 8:00 PM: Dinner - Short Fireside Speakers (bar area open during dinner for continued 1:1 or small group convos, we are FLOWINGGG)
Fireside 1: Chip Talk with Etched: Chase Holmes and Gwen Umbach
Fireside 2: Datacenters in Space with Starpath cofounder and CEO Saurav Shroff
8:00–9:00 PM: Dessert - Start Up Pitch Session
Select start ups from our application will pitch lightning round style over light dessert.
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