AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

AI of the Coast: The 5-Year Roadmap to General AI

€180 Million From Industrial Scrap Without Building Anything New

How we transformed a "worthless" brownfield facility into Europe's hottest AI infrastructure play while competitors burned billions on greenfield projects

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When the distress call came through in late 2023, everyone involved assumed we were conducting an elaborate funeral service. A massive industrial facility sat hemorrhaging cash, its original purpose obsolete, its technology antiquated, its future non-existent.

The board wanted a death certificate. Instead, we delivered a resurrection that turned €15 mil…

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