In this episode of Ready Set Exec, We sit down with Drew Hilles, CEO of Pure Nodal and former senior executive at Google and Veritone. Drew breaks down the macroeconomic crisis facing global data centers, explaining exactly why legacy hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure cannot physically sustain the massive power, water, and thermal demands of modern AI workloads. Discover the revolutionary thermodynamics of liquid immersion cooling, how decentralized edge-native data centers are changing the game, and Drew's multi-decade playbook for startup survival. Whether you are an engineer scaling complex AI models or a founder building a relentless go-to-market strategy, this conversation provides the ultimate operational blueprint.

Key Takeaways:

• Why legacy hyperscalers weren't built for moder ...