Holly at Altitude

2x founder - building #3 now, occasional writer, blockchain curious, golf fanatic, into food freedom. Accurate & free elections maxi

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@Oilfield_Rando Exactly why we got sued in CO. Turns out CDOS coordinated with NGOs to sue us into oblivion. We won at trial, but are still in appeals. Appears now to be weaponized govt. details of the case in the url in the image

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@mrosazza All I see

[Andrew Yeung @andruyeung]

YC and dropout culture have convinced us the ideal founder is 22, straight out of school, but the data tells a different story.

Some interesting data:

- An MIT study of 2.7 million US founders found that the average founder was 47 when starting a company that later exited through an acquisition or IPO.

- The same study cited that the founders of the fastest-growing 0.1% of U.S. startups were 45 years old on average when they started their companies.

- A 50-year-old founder was approximately twice as likely as a 30-year-old founder to produce an acquisition or IPO.

- Founders with at least three years of relevant industry experience were twice as likely to build a top-0.1%-growth company as founders with none.

So it seems that experience is one of the strongest advantages a founder can have.

Two lessons here:
1. It's never too late to start
2. It might actually be TOO early to start; getting work experience is worth considering

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

BREAKING: Every Democrat in the Senate just voted to BLOCK a bill banning stock trading in Congress, which also had a requirement for Voter ID attached.

Democrats want to cheat in the elections.

[SAVE BEEF 🇺🇸 BeefMaps.com @BeefMaps]

Ranchers in northwest Montana were waiting up to two years for a kill date.

Five families bought the plant instead. USDA-backed loan, 2023.

Four packers kill about 80% of US cattle. When the local plant retires, the nearest option is 250 miles away.

https://t.co/fWhXTHOhfb

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@mrbcyber By all means. Let’s keep using 3rd- party made and administered tech in U.S. elections.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

Incredible piece by the very talented Ms. Shira.

AI has come a long way, quickly. It’s still best-applied as a superpower tool for those who have domain expertise.

Shira, the independently accomplished musician proves my point.

💪👏🙌 Shira!

[Shira Brettman Jaffe @shirajaffe]

almost exactly two years ago I posted my first @suno song and thought it was amazing

today: a full music video for "I Can't Do This Without You," a dark love song between a woman and her AI assistant

made with @claudeai Opus 5.5 and @suno v6

full list of tools in reply

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

Why is CNN so cheesed? They get the CCP cash without time spent to deliver the ass-kissing.

Any business person sees this as a huge win. All the bennies without the busy work.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

CNN is once again having a MELTDOWN after they were DENIED access to cover the State Dinner between Trump and Xi

🤣🤣🤣

[SAVE BEEF 🇺🇸 BeefMaps.com @BeefMaps]

58% of America’s cattle inventory sits in drought.

57% of the hay is dry right along with them.

This isn’t a price problem. It’s a grass problem.

The herd was rebuilding, then flash drought tore through cattle country.

When grass dies, ranchers sell cows. That’s the squeeze.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@Jr965C They’re effing trying! And yes… tennis is a very popular, vibrant sport for loads of American kids.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

I’ve been harping on this exact issue for over a decade! Hopefully there will be eyes on this American sports / student athlete issue now that the GOATs are talking about it!

[Just the News @JustTheNews]

Former professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe highlights how international recruits now make up over 60% of Division I tennis rosters—and over 90% at some universities. He warns that tennis serves as an early indicator of a trend now spreading across all college sports, which could increasingly displace American student-athletes.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@SunTzusWar Another hilarious reply would’ve been “same”

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

IMO race doesn’t have anything to do with it - it’s countries the size of states that fund their young athletes and then send them to the U.S. to get scholarships and get the best coaching & competition - all the while taking advantage of our infrastructure.

This should be reserved for America’s young athletes who don’t get all the country sponsorship early-on.

International athletes can come and compete in the U.S. - they just shouldn’t get it paid for via our universities that take US tax dollars

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

Here we go! Any uni taking US tax funding must have their athletic scholarships given to U.S. student athletes. Period.

Collegiate Men’s and women’s golf, tennis, track, swimming, skiing … a tiny sliver of scholarships go to US student athletes.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

College sports are changing fast.

International athletes made up 64% of Division I men’s tennis newcomers in 2022, along with 38% in hockey and 34% in soccer. Now Congress is considering the TEAM USA Act, which would cap international athletes at 20% of each varsity roster.

Supporters say it protects opportunities for American students. Critics say colleges should recruit the best athletes available.

That debate is officially here.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@DJportapotty You’re totally right. Sadly.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

Mitch McConnell is opening for Daft Punk at the trash fence tonight

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

See Mitch McConnell’s speech at the trash fence : 1am tonight.

[Holly at Altitude @Cholly]

@mrbcyber Why didn’t the blueberry growers grow in the U.S? Cutting corners for short term gains cost them everything.

[Michael Ron Bowling @mrbcyber]

China has been stealing technology for decades. Yet western companies have continued to set up shop in the country.

Huawei stole code and user manuals from Cisco in the early 2000's. Even worse. Using a combination of hacking and literally planting listening devices it was able to destroy Nortel.

A company went to China to grow blueberries. Local companies stole patented plants. The US company is now being destroyed. Why did we let this go on for so long?
https://t.co/sIhTjeVj4n

[SAVE BEEF 🇺🇸 BeefMaps.com @BeefMaps]

Retail beef fell 2%. Finished cattle fell 15%. The consumer saved $0.14 on ground beef. The rancher lost $589 a head.

Same animal. The gap is the packer's margin.

One of the four companies that kills 80% of US beef took the spread while the cattle side got crushed.

[Larry Dean @larry_mcwethy]

Ingredients and contaminants found within Apeel have now been linked to the most deadly brain disorders and cancers.

This includes toxic solvents and heavy metals such as:

☠️ Lead
☠️ Arsenic
☠️ Cadmium
☠️ Mercury

Apeel is a synthetic coating, funded by Bill Gates, which is sprayed onto fruits and vegetables to preserve them for longer.

You may be unknowingly consuming it since it was approved for organic produce and does NOT require mandatory labelling.

And you can't wash it off.