Industry will consolidate into small number of very large companies and very large number of very small companies

Industry will consolidate into small number of very large companies and very large number of very small companies | you're going to have, in my view, a relatively small number of very large companies... And a very large number of very small companies cuz you don't need as many people

you're going to have, in my view, a relatively small number of very large companies... And a very large number of very small companies cuz you don't need as many people

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  "verbatim": "you're going to have, in my view, a relatively small number of very large companies... And a very large number of very small companies cuz you don't need as many people",
  "conv_cues": "in my view; you're watching that play out",
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      "label": "Eric Schmidt founds Bolt Data & Energy (small-companies-via-Schmidt path)",
      "notes": "HIT — Schmidt himself is operationalizing the 'small + large' thesis: Bolt is small/new, Texas Pacific Land is the large infrastructure player.",
      "source": "Fortune — Eric Schmidt jumps into AI data center business with Texas Pacific Land",
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      "notes": "HIT — Same Schmidt 'lots of very small companies' pattern.",
      "source": "STAT News — AI biotech founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising $150 million",
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      "source": "MIT Tech Review reporting on Block / Atlassian; Layoffs.fyi tracker",
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      "source_url": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135665/resistance-ai-artificial-intelligence-backlash-protests/",
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