In this 7th episode of SOIC’s “20 Unique Businesses” series, we deep dive into Alphabet — one of the world’s most integrated and difficult-to-replicate AI businesses. This episode covers the 5 layers of the AI value chain, Google Search, YouTube, Google Cloud, Gemini AI, TPUs, AI monetization, business model, growth drivers, management quality, valuation, and key risks. We also explore why Alphabet continues to grow at scale despite rising AI competition from ChatGPT, Anthropic, and other AI models.

If you want to understand how global technology leaders compound for decades and identify the biggest beneficiaries of the AI revolution, this episode is worth your time.