Simon

Building pesticidal light treatment systems

[Ethan Blagg @ethanblagg]

Building an absolute gigachad of an enclosure so we don’t die or destroy our building while testing [REDACTED] 😬

[David Hansen 🇺🇸 🇳🇿 @boxcardavid]

Westmag is building American robot actuators and drone motors at scale.

In 2025, @westmagco raised $11M led by @a16z, with participation from @FoundersFund, @LuxCapital, NFDG, @MenloVentures, and other top investors.

Since then, we’ve been building industrial capacity, crawling up supply chains, and securing high-volume customers.

Now, we’re ramping production at our factory in South San Francisco to deliver against committed offtake orders from high-volume customers.

Westmag is committed to scaling quickly in the US to deliver millions of drone motors and robot actuators to the surging domestic and global market.

We’re building the great American motor and actuator company.

[Robotbeat🗽 ➐ @Robotbeat]

Hear me out: add plants and warm lighting to the interior of Starship.

[Jason Carman @jasonjoyride]

Laurence (@laurence1allen) & his father's hometown has been flooding for years... so they started Terranova to save their city.

Their novel technology pumps waste wood 60 ft below the ground, to raise it. On episode 72 of S3 we visit their factory and 2nd ever field deployment.

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

@jared_western Incredible work

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

Massive

[Jared West @jared_western]

Announcing the Western Chemicals $4M Pre-Seed Fundraise!

We are now building the WORLD’S FIRST vertically integrated duckweed-to-ethanol plant capable of producing 10,000+ gallons of fuel-grade ethanol annually.

Wastewater-to-fuel at planetary scale starts NOW!

[Zane Hengsperger @zanehengsperger]

we are hiring in Detroit!! join us on our pursuit to factorymaxx
>software engineers
>SDRs
>factory operators
>a CDL truck driver
>marketing

come supply every factory in america w metal, at speeds unknown to mankind

DMs open too

https://t.co/F7uTmgiPsX

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

Hello Colorado, best state in the union

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

Bye for now NC, best state in the union

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

Farmers are stuck in a bad loop, but luckily all we need is a little bit of light to break them out of it.

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

AI for Low-Pesticide Agriculture
@garrytan

Farmers are stuck in a bad loop: use more chemicals, get diminishing results, pay more, take on more risk. And they can't just stop, because if pests win, crops die.

AI that can identify individual weeds in real time, robotics that can treat one plant instead of blanketing a field, and new biological solutions mean this problem finally looks solvable.

[Cosmic Perspective @considercosmos]

Humanity's next great voyage begins

[Joseph = nuke^rockets @JosephLillard_]

Valar Atomics is a vessel in which your talents can be unleashed to fight entropy itself.

Enlist Today, Build Reactors Tomorrow.

https://t.co/JM2zQ5f263

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

@forestmanjohn @KennethCassel @growing_daniel

[Soon @soontechnology]

Our first documentary is live now. We take you inside America's largest weather modification company, @RainmakerCorp, for an exclusive look at their R&D facility in Pendleton, Oregon.

[Zane Hengsperger @zanehengsperger]

hey we are hiring another factory operator here in Detroit starting asap
>long hours
>hard physical work
>have to fix things you've never seen before
>company equity
>reindustrialize america
>goal is to stay with nox for next 30+ years

email both to join:
zane at noxmetals dot co
joshd at noxmetals dot co

[joshua steinman (🇺🇸,🇺🇸) @JoshuaSteinman]

What does it mean to REINDUSTRIALIZE?

It means shoes. Semiconductors. Steel. Sweaters.

It means jobs. Dignity. Prosperity. Independence.

Happy 250th Birthday America.

Thank God you are made of such men who will make you great once more.

[Simon @SimonKepchar]

Merry Christmas!!

[David Senra @davidsenra]

Here's my conversation with James Dyson, founder of @Dyson.

0:00 Introduction: A Love for History and Technology
0:48 The Inspiration Behind Writing a History of Great Inventions
2:01 The Importance of Learning from History
2:38 The Struggles and Triumphs of Starting Founders
3:53 Embracing Failure and the Joy of Experimentation
5:38 Discovering a Passion for Engineering
7:10 The Influence of Jeremy Fry
10:39 Lessons Learned from the Sea Truck
12:16 The Value of Naivety in Innovation
15:35 The Dyson Institute: A New Approach to Education
21:47 The Decision to Leave and Start the Ballbarrow
23:04 Reflections on Risk and Personal Loss
30:49 The Challenges of the Ballbarrow Business
37:24 The Importance of Persistence
37:46 Accidental Discoveries in Engineering
38:34 The Cyclone Vacuum Cleaner Invention
42:44 Challenges of Seasonal Products
45:15 The Struggles of Licensing and Manufacturing
49:06 The Coach House: Birthplace of Innovation
52:25 The Journey of Prototyping
55:42 The Role of Hands-On Work in Innovation
1:04:29 The Electric Car Project
1:08:44 Reflecting on Painful Experiences
1:09:33 High Energy and Health Optimization
1:10:59 Applying Skills to New Products
1:13:13 Focus and Single-Mindedness
1:16:14 The Journey of Dyson's Vacuum Cleaner
1:27:35 Dogged Determination and Success
1:36:09 The Influence of Early Life Experiences
1:37:40 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Includes paid partnerships.

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

We are rebuilding the Arsenal of Freedom.