1. btrautsc Jun 20, 2025 parent

   I thoroughly enjoyed this read
2. btrautsc Feb 6, 2023 parent

   This is one of my all-time favorite HN quotes: "Pick the weights up, put them down, eat food. It just not that complicated." Sincerely brought a smile to my face.
3. btrautsc Aug 24, 2022 parent

   the most amazing part about EPB is they have absolutely phenomenal customer service. it really is surprising.
4. btrautsc Dec 25, 2021 parent

   What is most incredible is somehow Daryl Morey is involved with this.
5. btrautsc Nov 7, 2021 parent

   this is really slick Fredrik. the site and purity of message is awesome.
6. 4 points Oct 19, 2021

   Weave S-1 (YC W14)

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7. btrautsc Dec 8, 2020 parent

   These are very cool. Especially the ones that appear to be natural features.

   Unfortunately, my first though upon seeing military installations camouflaged as cabins, barns, homes - that gives an invading enemy a good excuse to target civilian structures...

8. btrautsc Nov 25, 2020 parent

   "Enterprise software is boring"
9. btrautsc Oct 27, 2020 parent

   I got really into this idea a few years ago.

   It still gets floated from time to time (I recently saw high speed rail maps making the rounds).

   IF/ when ATL > Chattanooga > Nashville are connected by a leg, it will absolutely change the region.

   I have "heard" - completely so-and-so said - that much of the needed infrastructure exists. The key is repurposing existing rail lines and getting right of way.

   I think there was a study commissioned that laid out the whole plan for a (3-5 stop) between downtown ATL and Nashville with a stop in Chattanooga.

10. btrautsc Oct 27, 2020 parent

    just did the math here, $4,200 for 5 years.

    I'm forwarding this thread to some local leaders to see if we can get a similar relocation package here (Chattanooga, TN)

11. btrautsc Oct 27, 2020 parent

    You could have this today basically in any home in Chattanooga, TN.

    I think the most recent price is $68.99/ mo. 10gig is $299

    It's a big county. You can live downtown. Suburban. Or quite rural all within access to the 'smart grid' / gig.

12. 2 points May 14, 2020

    Zoom hiring 500 software engineers in Pittsburgh and Phoenix

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13. btrautsc Jan 29, 2020 parent

    I agree.

    While its easy to point at Facebook and say "they are so creepy" - this sounds like the type of challenge every marketing department faces. "What is the attribution of X,Y,Z ad campaigns?"

    Connecting purchase + email + 'where the ad happened' via social solves that.

14. btrautsc Nov 25, 2019 parent

    the plan part is a really interesting idea.
15. btrautsc Aug 15, 2019 parent

    this is the right response.

    if you see an early stage company using "AI", then assume they are manually doing most of the work right now.

    They may have a clever way of making it smart in the future

16. btrautsc Jul 23, 2019 parent

    Every founding team / management team should be doing this or something like this. Even early on. Pre-CFO. Angel stage, seed stage. Whatever.

    When the "easy" money stops - which at some point it will - and raising "the next round" gets hard, cash flow is going to matter.

    The concept that burn rate ticks down toward or "months until death" march to the next fundraise will not be an effective plan in that environment.

17. btrautsc Jul 3, 2019 parent

    I like this comment.
18. btrautsc May 7, 2019 parent

    Your comment just made my day. This was a perfect description.
19. btrautsc Dec 31, 2018 parent

    Nice Kyle!

    congrats and good luck!

20. btrautsc Oct 17, 2018 parent

    I am fairly sure Marketo was not part of Techstars ?
21. btrautsc Oct 16, 2018 parent

    I have been inaccurately predicting this for a few years (with a variety of big box stores/ many location stores).

    I think what I was most wrong about is AMZN thinks a lot about the geographic overlap of their customers and where they will shop. That is why the Whole Foods purchase was so brilliant. Both the overlap of wallets shopping in at both AMZN (prime) and WF.

    I wonder how well Sear's store footprint fits with the AMZN customer base.

22. btrautsc Sep 10, 2018 parent

    I would like to nominate myself to be an outside Board Observer.

    JKan and Seibel are two of the best dudes in SV. Adding Marc and Anthony to the mix will make for incredibly fun board meetings.

    I will take notes if that role isn't already covered.

23. btrautsc Aug 14, 2018 parent

    Excited for Randall. Good on FB.

    congrats to you and the team

24. btrautsc Jul 25, 2018 parent

    an upvote was not enough recognition for this comment.

    "I hope Trump does as much damage as possible." - I have heard almost this exact quote.

    Its difficult to empathize with the sentiment, but it is potent and its real.

25. btrautsc Jul 25, 2018 parent

    Archer.
26. btrautsc Jun 23, 2018 parent

    This is a great point I did in fact miss.

    Granting stock (not options) with no vesting schedule is probably one of my biggest regrets.

27. btrautsc Jun 23, 2018 parent

    It is uncomfortable to talk about.

    Typically during the initial phase (and forever forward) visible contribution changes.

28. btrautsc Jun 22, 2018 parent

    My experience is the following:

    IF you are starting a company with others, decide week 1 what the split of equity is and who (of any persons included) are cofounders or part of the "founding team".

    IF you are starting a company with other cofounders, week 1 split the equity evenly and assign functional roles (not necessarily titles - those can evolve).

    I have seen multiple companies explode, friendships deteriorate, businesses die a slow death, or waste hundreds of hours (and dollars) working through the emotional debt built up from not splitting equity evenly.

    - Edit - changed day 1 to week 1 because typically there is a process of "should we start a company", "should we do it together", then "how" that takes some time. But once the "we are going to do this phase starts, you're in week 1

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