Alec Stapp

Co-founder @IFP, an innovation policy think tank

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Underrated challenge in war:

If you try to maintain equal unit sizes, then bad commanders will receive more resources over time than good commanders.

Ukraine solved this for drone teams by creating a marketplace where the currency is video-confirmed kills of Russians.

[Austin Vernon @Vernon3Austin]

How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State

https://t.co/CF4kX4mRji

Most analysts have expected Ukraine to lose since 2022. Yet they’re still fighting and have turned the momentum. These are my notes on how they did it.

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

Most intangible assets lose value over time, so IRS lets buyers amortize them over 15 yrs. Sports teams are unique in that sales price can be >90% intangibles but the franchise & brand appreciate over time. This makes teams a huge tax shield for very rich that should be reformed.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@TheStalwart Joe.

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

The share of young college grads who are employed has been hovering near 30-year record highs for the entire Chat GPT era.

[Tom Erb @Erb_Tom10]

It just doesn't make sense.

Dems top priority = transmission.

A top impediment to transmission build = NHPA.

No deal materializes until Dems accept that clean energy abundance requires major reform of NEPA & NHPA. These laws simply weren’t built for the moment we’re in.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

.@KelseyTuoc is the GOAT

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@KelseyTuoc @RJCamp3 @blinky4thewin @besttrousers @politicalmath 🙏

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

https://t.co/LrFrT8IjB9

[Jake @JakeKAllDay]

@AlecStapp Laissez (war)faire

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Underrated challenge in war:

If you try to maintain equal unit sizes, then bad commanders will receive more resources over time than good commanders.

Ukraine solved this for drone teams by creating a marketplace where the currency is video-confirmed kills of Russians.

[Austin Vernon @Vernon3Austin]

How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State

https://t.co/CF4kX4mRji

Most analysts have expected Ukraine to lose since 2022. Yet they’re still fighting and have turned the momentum. These are my notes on how they did it.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@1of7e9 yeah given they have low state capacity, it seems to be going well

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@ICBMRV what do you mean?

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@arthurctellis Yeah Austin talks about this

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@Qraaal @besttrousers if they're running out of drones and not using them effectively, then yeah maybe that would be best

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@besttrousers 😂

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@scotthar_tx @SpeakSamuel Yup

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@scotthar_tx @SpeakSamuel Seems to be working!

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@JakeKAllDay lol

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@TheFoolishPig It’s hard when there is disagreement about what makes a “good commander”. Lots of frontal assaults with casualties might seem “brave” or “aggressive” even if they’re stupid

[JAF OSINTA @JafOsinta]

So basically Ukraine created a Call of Duty-esque reward systems for killstreaks

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@Aintropy One of the most cyberpunk things in the world today

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

@Barrington4OH15 yeah you could imagine more complex points schemes, but almost certainly beats having no points system

[Iain Murray @ismurray]

Markets improve information flows.