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In this episode of Lead-Lag Live, I sit down with Kai Wu, Founder and CIO of Sparkline Capital, to break down the AI-driven capital cycle reshaping markets.

From Nvidia’s record-shattering deals to hyperscalers pouring trillions into infrastructure, Kai explains why today’s AI boom echoes past capital cycles—and why investors may be missing the real risk.

In this episode:
– Why mega-cap tech is shifting from asset-light to asset-heavy
– The historic link between rapid asset growth and underperformance
– Why concentration in the “Magnificent Seven” is an overlooked AI risk
– Lessons from the dot-com and railroad booms that apply to AI today
– How to position across the full AI adoption cycle

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Chapters

1. Setup: Host, Guest, Stakes (00:00:00)

2. AI CapEx Turns Tech Asset-Heavy (00:01:47)

3. Parallels With Past Booms (00:03:55)

4. Debt, SPVs, Cross-Holdings Risks (00:06:20)

5. Asset Growth Factor Explained (00:07:55)

6. Why Physical CapEx Underperforms (00:10:40)

7. Concentration Risk in Indices (00:12:55)

8. Picks, Shovels, And Beneficiaries (00:14:50)

9. Playbook: Rotate Through Adoption Waves (00:16:35)

10. Where To Learn More & Closing (00:19:05)

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