After a very long roadtrip, let’s explore the lessons we can learn from some of the greatest business models in tech and how or if they apply to the AI era companies. 

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SHOW NOTES:

• 7 Powers of Competitive Dynamics
• Microsoft (Vol 1, Vol 2)
• Google 
• Meta 
• AWS
• NVIDIA (Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3) 

LESSONS FROM THE GREATEST BUSINESS MODELS

• Founder control, nearly immediately profitable, growth strategies, 
• How long Enterprise businesses take to mature
• Is there an AI business model that’s profitable? 
• Is there a business model that isn’t Enterprise or Ad-supported?
• Microsoft - commoditize your compliments, understand market expansions, 
• Google - Customer acquisition, scaling economics, AdWords, AdSense
• AWS - 
• Meta - Adapting the offerings
• NVIDIA - Vertical integration (HW + SW)

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