GPUs are nearly impossible to lease on demand
[Solo Talk] Decentralization is saving AI where centralization failed by Greg Osuri (Kryptoplanet[Official])
“GPUs are nearly impossible to lease on demand. So today if you were to go to hyperscalers… basically they ran out of all the A100 and H100s that you can give, and if they do, they gatekeep them. So they don’t give it to you just because you are paying on demand — you got to pay one year up front and maybe if you’re lucky you’ll get some.” — 00:05:03
Context: Core argument for why AI startups fail: they can’t iterate when chips require year-long contracts, million-dollar minimums, or two-year Nvidia waits.