
THE COMPUTE DESK BLOG
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Thinking on the OTC and financial compute markets, from the team building infrastructure for both.
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David Lopez Mateos
Financial Markets Will Unbundle the Neocloud
Financial Markets Will Unbundle the Neocloud
Every neocloud today is its own broker, its own insurer, and its own clearinghouse.
Every neocloud today is its own broker, its own insurer, and its own clearinghouse.

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David Lopez Mateos
Neocloud Is a Hyperscaler-Era Word
Neocloud Is a Hyperscaler-Era Word
The word neocloud was coined to name a challenger to AWS: a cloud, only leaner and GPU-first.
The word neocloud was coined to name a challenger to AWS: a cloud, only leaner and GPU-first.

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David Lopez Mateos
Edge inference is here. The market for it isn't.
Edge inference is here. The market for it isn't.
Real GPUs are going into metro facilities right now. Nobody has a good answer for what an edge GPU-hour is worth.
Real GPUs are going into metro facilities right now. Nobody has a good answer for what an edge GPU-hour is worth.

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David Lopez Mateos
Cerebras Is a Commodity Finance Story
Cerebras Is a Commodity Finance Story
A $1 billion working capital loan that repays in compute is a prepaid forward. Oil and gas producers have used this template for forty years.
A $1 billion working capital loan that repays in compute is a prepaid forward. Oil and gas producers have used this template for forty years.

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David Lopez Mateos
What does a B300 cost?
What does a B300 cost?
Private transaction data shows the GPU market still doesn't know what B300s are worth.
Private transaction data shows the GPU market still doesn't know what B300s are worth.

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David Lopez Mateos
There is no GPU price hedge
There is no GPU price hedge
Last October, OpenAI and AMD announced a multi-year deal for 6 GW of GPU capacity, beginning with 1 GW in 2026. The line that got quoted most was OpenAI’s drive to secure “as much compute as we can possibly get.” That sentence is the current paradigm in seven words.
Last October, OpenAI and AMD announced a multi-year deal for 6 GW of GPU capacity, beginning with 1 GW in 2026. The line that got quoted most was OpenAI’s drive to secure “as much compute as we can possibly get.” That sentence is the current paradigm in seven words.

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David Lopez Mateos
B300 at B200 prices is a free option
B300 at B200 prices is a free option
What neocloud listed prices tell us about the Blackwell generation gap. And what they don't.
What neocloud listed prices tell us about the Blackwell generation gap. And what they don't.

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David Lopez Mateos
The 3-Person Product Team
The 3-Person Product Team
Why the pizza pod is dead, and what replaces it
Why the pizza pod is dead, and what replaces it

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David Lopez Mateos
There is no GPU price
There is no GPU price
The headlines would have you think GPU compute prices are exploding. That’s the story, and it’s a comfortable one. It fits neatly into a macro narrative of supply crunches and insatiable AI demand, and it implies something reassuring: that we have a functioning market with legible price signals.
The headlines would have you think GPU compute prices are exploding. That’s the story, and it’s a comfortable one. It fits neatly into a macro narrative of supply crunches and insatiable AI demand, and it implies something reassuring: that we have a functioning market with legible price signals.

