Ruchir Patel

Aspiring rebel & racing driver. Music will set us free. CEO of failed projects like &

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@kareeening Disappointing your 10y old self is the worst!

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@ritanshu675 @trelium_ai @BillGates 10/10 on naming. Time for John the Walrus next. ;)

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

The FSD is truly life changing. I don’t see myself commuting without it ever!

[Jason Oppenheim @OppenheimJason]

A public service announcement.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@edselrivera13 Ayeee, what a way to put first O in the OOO !!!!

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@BaijuBhatt “And commanding” I assume?

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@paulg Should I choose a name based on what domain is available?

Assume I can either go with A or B.

A solid dot com for A is available. B may actually be a slightly better name to describe company. B related dot com require extra word before / after.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@dhh Yes !!! And working on meaningful things leaves you with more energy, not less.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@nikhilkamathcio Gotta meet @ritanshu675

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

Muse is doing some dogshit behavior. cc @alexandr_wang

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

I was at Costco over the weekend and I was like, there should be a Costco for LLM tokens. Fixed 13% margin on top. Buy in bulk. Sell in bulk. Copy the whole playbook.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@Roseglyph @paulg Thanks. Their own description say growing 50% WoW https://t.co/YsZ33gCXzL

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@JLopas FSD for commute and a manual for fun drives is the way to do it !!!!

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

Hero we don’t deserve, but hero we need!

[CNBC @CNBC]

Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac said the supercar market is entering its “Swiss watch phase,” with the wealthiest buyers rejecting high-tech electronics and electric vehicles in favor of precision mechanics and hand-crafted details.

Rimac, the 38-year-old EV entrepreneur who took over Bugatti in 2021, said the car market is splitting in two: The mainstream global car market is becoming dominated by lower-priced EVs, many from China, while the very top of the car market will be driven by wealthy buyers who want more old-school cars with loud internal combustion engines and emotional appeal.

Read the full story: https://t.co/hicZroUtvT

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@ankurnagpal When you say “I am short BSP at current prices” do you actually have a market position?

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

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[Zach Dell @ZachBDell]

Today, we're launching Base Core, our own battery designed & built in Texas, and announcing our $1B Series D to bring it to homes across the country.

Three years ago, we started Base with a belief that batteries were the unlock to energy abundance. We saw battery storage as the foundation of a modern energy system, and believed we could win the market with vertical integration, technology, and relentless execution (what we now call Base Pace). So we set out to build a network of distributed batteries to deliver affordable, reliable electricity to homeowners and utilities.

While the job is far from finished, the launch of Base Core is the most meaningful step in that plan. We’ve spent the last few years learning hard lessons about building a distributed battery fleet, going from 1 install per day in June of ‘24 to 100 installs per day in June of ‘26. These lessons - how the battery is shipped, installed, used, and monitored - informed the design of Core. Now, Core will be the foundation of the company's next phase of growth.

Base Core is a first-of-its-kind home battery. At ~40 kWh it is 3x the size of most home batteries, providing up to 36 hours of backup for the average home. In the event of multi-day outage, Core is equipped with a (first of its kind) generator port - pull out a small portable generator and charge the battery back up to keep your home running as long as you need. When an outage does happen, the backup is seamless - most members won't even notice the grid went down. It's built to withstand Texas summers, Chicago Winters, and everything in between. And finally, it’s manufactured by our team in Austin, at Base Factory 1, right across the street from our HQ.

This new capital will bring Core to more homes and to accelerate our ambition beyond batteries. The round is co-led by Ribbit, Addition, Valor, and JP Morgan, with participation from new major investors D1, Sands, Coatue, Layer Global, and Energy Impact Partners. All of Base’s major existing investors are re-investing, including Thrive, Altimeter, Lightspeed, a16z, CapitalG, Trust, and more. This brings our valuation to $13B.

As we enter the most important growth period in the history of the electricity industry, our mission has not changed - advance human prosperity by delivering the world's most affordable and reliable electricity. Our strategy has not changed - technology, plus vertical integration, plus relentless execution, leads to a compounding cost advantage. What has changed is the scope of our ambition - this new capital, along with the team and capabilities we've built over the last three years, positions us to build technology across the electric stack, including what it takes to serve surging demand from AI, and to deepen our partnerships with utilities as they work to meet rising demands.

Electricity is the largest and most essential industry in the world, and it does not have a defining technology company. The company that delivers the most affordable, reliable power will be one of the largest and most impactful companies in the world. We intend to build it. If you'd like to join us, reach out.

Onwards.

https://t.co/Qp3F9rPtLa.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

A good day to thank capitalism.

Look around and observe how many products are fruits of capitalism.

All because capitalism rewards innovators, and allows upwards mobility. A poor man today can become rich with hard work, & some luck.

Be a maker, not a taker.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

Been listening to Acquired podcasts lately. Maybe Ferrari should have been private all along. Like Hermes & Rolex. Focus on their core - not short term sales and profit. Focus on 20-50 year game.

This isn’t anti EV. They should make EV. Luce is poor execution of Ferrari EV.

[La Gazzetta Ferrari @GazzettaFerrari]

🚨 | Luca Cordero di Montezemolo on the new Ferrari Luce:

"If I said what I really think, I'd harm Ferrari. We're risking the destruction of a myth, I'm very sorry about that. I hope they at least remove the Prancing Horse from that car"

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@JLopas Let’s not disrespect Autozam AZ-1 please. It’s much much better than whatever folks at Ferrari designed.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

This is sooo cool. @Peter_J_Beck you are next with Neutron!

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

@pitdesi It’s worse if you look by fleet size.

[Ruchir Patel @realruchir]

Merging no1 & no2 airline by fleet size? Ohh c’mon. You know this is not gonna fly.