What do underwater knife fights and data center build outs have in common?

In this episode of Beyond the Grid, Beth Rattner sits down with Endeavour’s own James Feasey to find out. As the lead for strategic sales and go-to-market strategy for AI infrastructure, James brings a unique perspective to the tech world. Drawing on his time as a British commando officer, he shares how the ability to rapidly synthesize critical information and cut through the noise translates perfectly to the high-stakes, multi-threaded world of data center development.

In this episode, we cover:

• AI Scaling Laws & Multi-Gigawatt Campuses: How the industry is rapidly transitioning to meet unprecedented demand and navigating the "945 terawatt question."
• Waterless Cooling & Community Approval: Why eliminating water waste is the ultimate superpower for winning town halls and accelerating time-to-market.
• Breaking the "Copper Ceiling": The necessity of grid-to-chip co-innovation and predictions on the leapfrog networking technologies of the future.
• Special Forces to AI Infrastructure: How James's background as a British commando officer (and "underwater knife fighter") translates to tech, and why working with your hands might be the most rewarding career in an AI-dominated future.

Connect with Endeavour: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavourii/

Chapters:

• (00:00) - - Intro & The "James Bond" of Endeavour
• (02:30) - - Moving Up the Stack: James's Career Path
• (09:13) - - Synthesis & Lessons from the Special Forces
• (14:29) - - AI Scaling Laws & The 945 Terawatt Question
• (20:02) - - Town Halls & The Waterless Cooling Superpower
• (28:55) - - Master-Planning the Multi-Gigawatt Campus
• (33:23) - - Breaking the Copper Ceiling (Leapfrog Tech)
• (40:14) - - The Future: Working With Your Hands

About the Podcast: Beyond the Grid is a podcast for bold thinkers reimagining infrastructure, energy, and the future of our shared systems. Hosted by Beth Rattner, Senior Director at Endeavour Impact, each episode explores what’s next, what’s possible, and who is bold enough to make it happen.