Stephanus VB

Invent. Innovate. Inspire. A Man Without Borders.

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

@Yamal_010 Gareth Bale the golfer

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

@miradreaamy 80kg

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Elon Musk turns 55 today.

Here are 55 milestones.

Age 54: world's first trillionaire
Age 54: takes SpaceX public
Age 54: SpaceX acquires xAI
Age 54: releases Grok 4
Age 53: launches Robotaxi service
Age 53: xAI acquires X
Age 53: catches Starship booster
Age 53: unveils Cybercab
Age 53: first private spacewalk
Age 53: Colossus supercomputer
Age 52: first Neuralink implant
Age 52: launches Grok
Age 52: rebrands Twitter as X
Age 52: founds xAI 
Age 51: launches first Starship
Age 51: buys Twitter
Age 50: flies first all-civilian crew
Age 50: unveils Optimus robot
Age 49: wins NASA moon contract
Age 48: launches crew to orbit
Age 48: ships Tesla Model Y
Age 48: unveils Cybertruck
Age 48: launches Tesla Megapack
Age 47: first Starlink satellites
Age 46: launches Falcon Heavy 
Age 46: unveils Tesla Semi 
Age 45: starts Boring Company 
Age 45: opens first Gigafactory 
Age 45: founds Neuralink 
Age 45: unveils Solar Roof 
Age 45: reflies Falcon 9 
Age 44: reveals Tesla Model 3 
Age 44: lands a rocket booster
Age 44: co-founds OpenAI 
Age 44: ships Tesla Model X 
Age 43: unveils Powerwall 
Age 43: launches Tesla Autopilot 
Age 41: opens first Superchargers 
Age 40: ships Tesla Model S 
Age 40: Dragon reaches ISS 
Age 39: Dragon reaches orbit 
Age 39: takes Tesla public (IPO) 
Age 38: Falcon 9 first flight 
Age 37: Falcon 1 reaches orbit 
Age 36: ships first Tesla Roadster 
Age 35: co-founds SolarCity 
Age 32: co-founds Tesla 
Age 31: sells PayPal to eBay 
Age 30: founds SpaceX 
Age 30: takes PayPal public 
Age 27: founds X dot com
Age 27: sells Zip2 to Compaq 
Age 24: co-founds Zip2 
Age 19: sells PCs in dorm
Age 12: codes video game Blastar

[Aakash Verma @VermaAakash3]

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[Steven Bartlett @StevenBartlett]

I get asked this question a lot: what's your favourite episode of The Diary Of A CEO ever?

The answer is fairly easy.. episode 101 with @MGawdat. It was our most shared episode ever, not because of fame or celebrity, but because what he said was so profound it changed the way I think about life..

Mo was the Chief Business Officer at Google X, the "moonshot factory" behind self-driving cars and some of the most futuristic technology on the planet. He co-founded over 20 businesses. By any external measure, he had achieved everything. But he was desperately unhappy..

So he did what any engineer would do - he tried to solve the problem. He spent years researching, collecting data, and eventually he discovered what he calls the happiness equation.

It's deceptively simple...

"You're happy in your life when your expectations of how life is supposed to be going are met. And you're unhappy when those expectations go unmet."

Therefore... so much of our happiness is about the gap between what happens and what you expected to happen."

I use this as a framework now to think about why I'm unhappy at certain moments in my life.

And it's always.. without any exception.. because I had an expectation of how something was going to happen and it's currently falling below that expectation.

This also explains why gratitude has always been seen as one of the great answers to happiness.

Because gratitude is the realisation that your expectations are being met in various areas of your life right now.

If you think about everything that's made you unhappy in the last week, I guarantee it's all about an expectation you had about something.

Someone cuts you off in traffic? You expected them not to. Your partner didn't do what you asked? You expected them to. Your dog pooped in the house? You expected it wouldn't.

So can we manage our expectations? of ourselves, of others, of our partners, of life itself?

Mo's son Ali died suddenly during a routine operation. It was the ultimate test of his equation. And somehow, through the worst thing a parent could ever endure, his framework helped him survive.

Have you listened to this one yet? ❤️

[Darrin Henein @darrinhenein]

Dropped the phrase "product slop" today in a call — when teams can ship so much more at 100x the speed, the risk of bloated, feature-dense but unfocused experiences quickly becomes a concern. "More things faster" is rarely a recipe for excellence.

When it takes weeks to ship, you justify every feature.
When it takes hours, you ship everything. Why not? It feels like progress and momentum, right?

When the cost to build something was higher, and took more time, the need to justify the build and ensure it was oriented to mission and incrementally valuable (aka the *right thing* to build) helped mitigate this. With the cost and time effectively dropping to zero (I can code a complete product feature tonight after dinner) — everything changes about how we build high-quality products. Judgement and taste become the constraint.

Unsurprisingly, I believe design plays an even more critical role in this new world than ever.

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

@darrinhenein @hnshah You’re right! Ultimately it comes down to taste. Bringing the best of human experience into your product is the goal of the product creation team.

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

@KiwiThinker There are several research groups doing this, and of course there's this company in Ireland called Exergyn who recently raised a significant Series B to fund their project and product development. Interesting stuff!

[KiwiThinker @KiwiThinker]

2/3 Highlights
⚡ Energy Efficiency: Caloric cooling presents a more efficient alternative to traditional systems.
🧪 Solid-State Technology: Nitinol wires enable cooling without harmful refrigerants.
🔄 Phase Transformation: Nitinol changes shape and temperature, absorbing heat effectively.
📈 Growing Interest: Research in elastocalorics has surged, indicating potential for practical applications.
🚫 No Refrigerants: Eliminating hydrofluorocarbons addresses climate change concerns.
🛠️ Prototypes Emerging: Small-scale elastocaloric systems are being developed, showcasing real-world applications.
🔍 Future Potential: Continued innovation may lead to viable, larger-scale cooling solutions for homes and vehicles.

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

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[Akshay BD @akshaybd]

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[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

How it Looks in Real Life VS How it Looks on Camera 2 ' Serious - Madily... https://t.co/Kg5BMbmYvK via @YouTube

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[Slava Bobrov @slava__bobrov]

Two neurons sensing each other. And trying to connect:
#neuroscience

[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

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[Stephanus VB @SVB_says]

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@BillGates please watch 'seaspiracy' on Netflix. Transforming the fishing industry is important to slow-down climate change!

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Never, Ever Give Up. Arthur's Inspirational Transformation! from barely walking to fully running! https://t.co/iVjaxJdRz5 via @YouTube