Analysis of the AI revenue gap. Hyperscalers are spending ~$700B on AI infrastructure in 2026 while direct AI service revenue is ~$25-50B—a 6-14x mismatch. Sequoia's framework identifies a $500B+ hole between required and actual AI revenue. Largest current revenue streams: Nvidia hardware ($130B), AWS cloud ($105B), and Microsoft/Google AI services.
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