Entrepreneurs on Fire How Sheldon Kimber Built Intersect, the Power and Data Center Solutions Provider Fueling America's AI Boom
Dec 3, 2025
In this discussion, Sheldon Kimber, CEO and founder of Intersect, draws on his impressive background in energy development to spotlight the pivotal role his company plays in fueling America's AI boom. He candidly shares his lessons from a challenging stint camping in investor lobbies and emphasizes the importance of choosing investors aligned with your vision. Kimber also highlights how a culture of curiosity fosters innovation and stresses that real success comes from gaining experience and putting in the hard work.
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Preparedness Multiplies Luck
- Luck favors the prepared and gratitude matters in success narratives.
- Sheldon credits preparation and the selfless contributions of others for enabling opportunity.
Bring Load To Generation
- Intersect revisited the renewables playbook by bringing load to generation and integrating on-site power.
- Sheldon positioned the company around delivering data centers to power plants and exploiting scale economies.
Camping In An Investor's Lobby
- Intersect founders literally camped in an investor's lobby to get attention and renegotiate terms.
- Sheldon describes six intense weeks of working from the investor's offices to save their financing and project payments.