Cost
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Nolan: Lowering cost is the key to winning public support for nuclear
“I think the way to make nuclear really compelling to people is actually to check the final box, which is cost.”
Rampell: AI value is driven by operational flexibility, not just cost
“It's not just about cost. Cost, like, this is where people are getting this wrong. It's not like, oh, AI's gonna take all the jobs because humans are too expensive and AI is cheaper. AI does a bunch of things, like, intermittent demand is a big one.”
Stoyanov: Banning technology in an industry never leads to lower consumer costs
“I cannot think of a single example where, you know, technology was banned and then costs went down. I think that just never happens.”
Weisbrot: Raising prices is much easier than lowering costs
“It's much easier to raise your price than to lower your cost.”
Carnegie: Cost savings are permanent while profits and prices remain cyclical
“Profits and prices are cyclical, subject to any number of transient forces of the marketplace. Costs, however, could be strictly controlled, and any savings achieved in costs were permanent.”
Nitzos: People Account for 60% to 80% of SaaS Company Costs
“If you're a SaaS company, anywhere from 60 to 80% of your cost is people.”
Andrew Carnegie believed cost savings are permanent while market prices remain cyclical
“Profits and prices were cyclical subject to any number of transient forces of the marketplace. Costs, however, could be strictly controlled and any savings achieved in costs were permanent.”
Tunguz: Enterprise AI buyer blocker shifted from security to cost
“We have about 200 buyers that we call theorists around the firm, and we asked them, what is the biggest adoption, adoption blocker to AI? And about a year ago it was security, but today it's cost.”
Gurley: Health Insurers Are Not Incentivized to Cut Medical Spending
“I don't actually think insurance companies are interested in cutting costs. They make a percentage of what is spent, and the more, the merrier. The more that's in there, the merrier.”