The Hidden Fintech Behind the Compute Boom

Описание: Compute is exploding, but the financial plumbing behind it is still messy. In this episode, we dig into what happens after the GPUs show up, how data centers charge, track usage, invoice customers, and make the numbers make sense.

Gabe Ravacci is the CTO and co founder at Internet Backyard, a fintech startup building infrastructure for the computer economy. We talk through his path from hardware work to startups, how he handled a YC rejection, and why his finance experience changed the way he saw the compute world.

What you will get out of this episode
• A clear explanation of the problem Internet Backyard is solving inside data center operations
• The real story behind “startup by accident” and why timing matters more than most people admit
• Practical guidance on learning fast, asking better questions, and staying focused under pressure
• A candid look at building a digital brand that actually creates opportunities

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:28 What Internet Backyard does
01:37 First startup attempt and lessons from hardware
04:48 Finance meets compute, the transparency gap
06:55 Rejection, process, and resilience
08:29 Building in public on X, what worked
13:36 Balancing school and a startup
20:00 Books and mental models
22:55 Wrap up and how to support the show

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