Gradually, then suddenly -- Grateful for the shoutout from @Jason and the besties at @theallinpod on the work @ZachBDell & @basepowerco are doing
To my fellow 🇺🇸: we're working non-stop at Base pace to solve this. We work hard not just because we want to, but because we have to
Start spreading the news 🗞️
We at @basepowerco, along with our incredible investors, are proud to announce $1B in funding to fuel our mission to fix the grid. This is only just the beginning, there is hard work to be done.
Be a part of it. Read more at baseamerican.com
Some of the best recruiting lines are selling against others:
“Do you want to sell sugar water forever, or come with me and change the world?" -Jobs to Sculley
"Would you rather optimize ad clicks or change the world with me?" -everyone selling against Goog/Meta a decade ago
News: @basepowerco raises $1B and issues a call to JOIN THE CHARGE in building America’s Power Company™.
Terrain partner @vanlancker sat down with CEO @zachbdell in front of Base Factory 1 to discuss hiring, hardware, culture, and what it takes to build a new energy future.
0:00 - Building America's Power Company
0:19 - Intro
1:00 - Base Factory 1 reveal
1:10 - Building in Austin
2:38 - A technology company competing in energy
3:53 - The importance of vertical integration
5:23 - Where Base's joyful culture comes from
7:14 - Why work at Base?
9:51 - Base Pace & the turtle
11:42 - Building a beloved energy brand
12:59 - Infrastructure level ambition
13:42 - Longevity & compounding opportunity
15:03 - The appeal of hard problems
17:14 - Endless energy in subject matter
21:10 - Closing
Base Power Company @basepowerco is changing the way people think about how energy is stored, managed and delivered.
And @ZachBDell is telling us how and why at their packed SFTechWeek event @fatjapes
Does the SEC still prosecute insider trading? I don’t think I’ve seen a single announcement that sends a stock soaring up or down that isn’t preceded by unusual options activity that nets someone >$10,000,000 in one trade