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. SHOW: 951 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #951 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any device, anywhere. Get a custom demo to see the difference for yourself. [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com ) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at scale with DoiT Cloud Intelligence. 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) FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot net Twitter/X: @cloudcastpod BlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.social Instagram: @cloudcastpod TikTok: @cloudcastpod
