Adil Malik is a partner at Origin Partners, an infrastructure advisory platform at the intersection of deal flow, capital, and energy. Before that, he ran his own solar company for five years, traveled to 17 countries with his wife, and said yes to opportunities before he fully understood them.
In this episode, Drew and Adil talk about how a random networking dinner led to partnerships with David Meltzer, Alex Machuca, and a pivot into the data center world. They break down what data centers actually are, why AI is creating the biggest infrastructure boom in history, and how the cloud isn't invisible. It's a warehouse full of supercomputers in the middle of Oklahoma.
They also get into the mindset of saying yes and figuring it out after, why most networking events are bullshit, and the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship. From feeling like a fraud to closing a deal and feeling like the man.
This conversation is for anyone who wants to understand where business is going and how to position yourself in the right rooms.
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