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Mars
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Carson Cloud retweeted
88% of VC-backed founders who exited their companies got $0. Eduardo Azevedo and Kent Smetters analysed 157,669 startups and 248,454 founders from 1987 to 2025.
Let that sink in...
Carson Cloud retweeted
Moved into our first office today for Objectionly w/ my cofounder 🔥
You can't build a unicorn over Slack
Excited to fill this with our
> founding AE
> founding engineer
& all future hires in the heart of Chicago
Now we just need a pallet of Celsius to finish decorating
Carson Cloud retweeted
Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by the SF power outage
🇺🇸 SAN FRAN BLACKOUT – WAYMO FROZE, TESLA DROVE
Waymo’s robotaxis got a little too real last night - by completely shutting down when San Francisco’s power outage knocked out traffic lights.
Meanwhile, Teslas on FSD? Kept rolling. No drama, no headlines - just handling chaos like it’s a walk in the park.
This is what happens when you train your AI on billions of real-world miles instead of coddling it in a simulation padded with perfect data and wishful thinking.
Waymo bet on maps and order. Tesla bet on mess - and won. When the lights go out, the difference isn’t theoretical. It’s traffic.
Source: @teslasi, @elonmusk
Carson Cloud retweeted
SF Outage Update: The damage from the fire in our substation was extensive and the repairs and safe restoration will be complex. We will continue working until all customers are restored. We encourage customers to be safe. pge.com/en/outages-and-safet…
ALT List of safety tips for power outages including keeping refrigerator doors closed, using flashlights, manually opening garage doors, staying away from downed power lines, and having a plan for medical needs requiring refrigeration. Contact PG&E at 1-800-743-5002 for emergencies.
Carson Cloud retweeted
#SanFrancisco Outage Update: The damage from the fire in our substation was extensive and the repairs and safe restoration will be complex. We will continue working until all customers are restored.
Carson Cloud retweeted
We all know volume negates luck, but it’s deeper than that. Volume creates data and data creates intuition.
It’s all one big casino, but enough data gives you intuition , *not* to always be right,
no one is always right.
Data gives you the intuition to have enough conviction in your decision to stick it out when it’s been a few losing hands in a row and conventional wisdom calls for a reassessment of strategy.
It’s all one big casino, but the rules have always been the same. Bet big, win big.
Carson Cloud retweeted
advice from @thecarsoncloud that stuck with me:
take more risks.
Carson Cloud retweeted
A year ago I was $20,000 in credit card debt with a sub 600 credit score.
No income. No momentum. Just pain.
A year later I've done:
- Did Deals with Dana White & SteveWillDoit
- Signed Off on a Warehouse
- $500k+ Revenue Months
Here's how I crashed, burned then reinvented myself...
I started ecom in late 2020 during covid with low ticket products $20-$40
Had some success but nothing crazy. Broke even on $60k revenue.
I ditched the low ticket model and pivoted to high ticket ecom in January 2021.
Built a store and in March 2021 my first sale was for $6,100.
I couldn't believe it.
That year I went hard into building my store. Had my first $10k months, got to travel and live the eCom dream.
A year later it all came crashing down.
Carson Cloud retweeted
SpaceX Earth to Earth Transport will enable:
LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK
5 hours, 25 min —> 25 min
BANGKOK TO DUBAI
6 hours, 25 min —> 27 min
TOKYO TO SINGAPORE
7 hours, 10 min —> 28 min
LONDON TO NEW YORK
7 hours, 55 min —> 29 min
NEW YORK TO PARIS
7 hours, 20 min —> 30 min
SYDNEY TO SINGAPORE
8 hours, 20 min —> 31 min
LOS ANGELES TO LONDON
10 hours, 30 min —> 32 min
LONDON TO HONG KONG
11 hours, 50 min —> 34 min
Carson Cloud retweeted
Even if we fail at creating a Mars colony that can grow without continuous support from Earth, the absurdly ambitious nature of the goal nonetheless results in the creation of alien-level technology that is crushingly better than competitors who merely aim for Earth orbit.
There is value in an audacious mission. Even when the end-goal is not directly capitalizable.
The tech required to master Mars is so badass that upon development it turns out to be remarkably valuable on Earth, not least because no other team has the determination to follow that hardest path.
I suspect that the option value of a Mars colony, fully considered, could be capitalized over an appropriate timescale. But the tech required to just barely make Mars viable is so massively performant on Earth, that it opens up all sorts of terrestrial option value that we otherwise might never have explored.
Carson Cloud retweeted
We're only releasing this to 10 companies in 2025, and spots are filling up fast! Comment 'WAITLIST' below to secure your spot and get access to exclusive updates and insights through our LinkedIn group.
