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Ex-Meta CTO Schroepfer: Hard Tech Infrastructure Is the New Moat

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Crunchbase News ·

Mike Schroepfer, former Meta CTO and founder of Gigascale Capital, argues that infrastructure—from energy to robotics—has become a strategic advantage for hard tech startups. He highlights an impending power crunch and says breakthroughs in batteries and robotics could reshape the economy. Schroepfer believes now is an ideal time to build capital-intensive tech companies.

Meridian48 take
Schroepfer's shift from software to hard tech signals where venture money is flowing, but the capital requirements and long timelines make these bets riskier than typical SaaS plays.
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