KLU

crafting stories on technology & climate progress @fulbrightprgrm @tallinntech. formerly @salesforce net zero, @designerfund, @uscannenberg.

[Seth Bannon @sethbannon]

Hype videos about technologies designed to kill people are a cultural sickness.

We should celebrate technology that expands human possibility and be solemn about anything designed to end life.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

it’s new york or nowhereeeee!!!!!

[KLU @kevinzlu]

i’m so happy i moved to new york what a wonderful city :)

[Brie Wolfson @zebriez]

every startup i know is in an all out sprint right now. with full awareness that they're going marathon distance.

early thinking on this but I'm predicting the teams that take their water breaks together (team meals, company offsites, hackathons, meaningful all hands, etc.) are the ones that are building the healthiest, happiest cultures.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

in this episode, we dive into soldera’s founding story, its international expansion, and the role of ai in climate tech. we also explore how estonia can better support climate innovation—plus, i share some insights from my conversations with startup founders across the country.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

i’ve been amazed by estonia's startup community—everyone is always willing to share valuable insights. so when @stenverjerkku invited me to join the @solderahq markets podcast 🎙️ for a live research interview, i couldn’t say no!

🎧 tune in here: https://t.co/GIBP9sAcxn

[KLU @kevinzlu]

@sha_zng @mehran__jalali oh this is so so beautiful!!

[noël ⋆｡°✩ @dilfoy]

“your 20s are for—“ enough my 20s are for rediscovering all of my interests from 6th grade and realizing that actually 12 year old me was kinda onto something

[KLU @kevinzlu]

i thoroughly do believe in the art of creating and building what you want to see in the world—just never at the expense of other’s suffering for your own agenda.

this can come in many forms, from people you lead to the product you craft.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

@kmyaeji ahh love the sketch so much!!!

[KLU @kevinzlu]

deep-rooted community and being inspired by peers your age is so, so transformative. it’s a way for you to develop emotional intelligence and maturity that affects multiple aspects of your life, beyond just building a company.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The founders I met today will probably do alright. They're smart and have a good idea. But the thing they'll do alright at (starting a company) is just a subset of the true problem (having a good life).

[KLU @kevinzlu]

berlin is so endearing. it ties the classical to the modern, and it almost felt like a new home-to-be.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

lisbon, even on a rainy day, never ceases to amaze me.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

it’s true: paris had some of the best pho i’ve ever had.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

if you told me a year ago that i’d be in estonia pursuing academic research on climate tech and interviewing incredible founders i’d think you were insane.

but here i am, at my first startup conference in the EU!!!!

[KLU @kevinzlu]

ryoji ikeda’s solo exhibition at the estonian national museum. integrated with nature, genomic data, and computer programming.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

never knew that two years later i would have a reunion with helsinki and anti-hero on repeat

[Diego Saez Gil @dsaezgil]

Ask for trees in your city 🌳

[KLU @kevinzlu]

from rovaniemi, finland—home of santa claus.

[KLU @kevinzlu]

in the vast social media landscape today, trying to find a community that’s rich and fulfilling and psychologically safe is difficult and decentralized.