I have an idea for a platform which I believe could distrupt Amazon and create a SuperCharger buying frenzy. If this platform has already been thought of, I would love a chance to join the team. How to disrupt Amazon? Deliver more things better than Amazon. What we have today:If you buy from Amazon, you […]
Technology Blog Posts
I don’t want to work for Tesla. Not yet.
If I were to be hired by Tesla today, I would be fucked. Loose ends need to be tied, but beyond that, there is a good chance I would fail. There are many jobs at Tesla I would be terrible at. So finding the right position is key. I can think of a way where […]
Starlink potential
The Starlink license agreement could be hugely impactful to civilization. Consider the possibilities. If SpaceX decides to distribute satellites at a complete loss and privileges selected few with the dishes themselves it can remove the right to exclusivity. This would open access to the receiver to anybody who is within range of the receiver who […]
August 30th, 2020
Next Successful EV
If you look at the advantages Tesla has over other companies: Vertical Integration Charging Network FSD Hardware FSD Software OS Body Casting/Wiring + other patents Insurance business Data (miles on autopilot) Exponential Growth Rate Factory Design Battery Technology Engineering/Other Top talent Service Centres Mobile Service Sentry Mode/Fart Mode/*Mode* Purchase via website Social Media Following Brand […]
Cool, Well Done Site
https://energyphile.org/philespace/
Why Elon Musk is Scared of A.I. (and Mark Zuckerburg isn’t)
Great Software Developers factor worst case scenarios. For example, in Computer Science we are taught how to look at algorithms in terms of run time and measure based on a worst case scenario. I often find myself considering worst case scenarios wrt security, resource usage, scalability and attempt to build according to what craziness I […]
May 5th, 2020
Tesla Auto Repossess
Love this moonshot idea. Buy a CyberTruck. If you don’t make a payment, the car will just reposess itself. 30 days leeway.
Tesla Test Drives – Tesla Referral Program 2.0 (or 3.0?)
At one point Elon outright cancelled Tesla’s referral program. Why do this? Why discard some well-developed money making program? Because it was losing money. You see, when you have more demand than you can meet, driving up demand doesn’t make sense. And incentivizing people to increase demand is counter-productive. Increasing demand is not good for […]
9 Ways Tesla can make Money other Car Makers yet cannot
*prices in CAD Full Self-Driving Capability On/Off $9,200 Tesla Supercharging Cost $0.00/(0.18/kW)/($1.00/min) Tesla Premium Internet ($0.00/month)/($10.00/month) Battery Soft-limit (50kWh/60kW/75kWh/100kWh) Heated Back Seats (On/Off) $300 Premium Surround Sound Speakers On/Off $300 Service Cost ($0.00/hour)/($175/hour) Tesla Insurance Off/($100/month) Sentry Mode ($0.00/month)/($10/month) Everybody reading this should know by now that Tesla can enable FSD on their cars. The […]