Nick Runyon

Co-Founder and CEO @magdrivetech

[MagDrive Technologies @MagDriveTech]

Congratulations to the team that worked so hard on MagDrive's latest NASA project. Zero-Emission valve design and actuation in space! 🚀

https://t.co/8qd99EnkyH via @ein_news

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@elonmusk Next time you're in Bozeman, i'd love to show you our work with NASA and how we might be able to provide our tech to your team too.

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

The EPA rule taking effect yesterday eased flare and vent-gas monitoring. What it left alone: fugitive emissions from valves and connectors.

A valve stem leak doesn't read the Federal Register. You can defer a deadline. You can't defer the leak path.

https://t.co/AeLBNffp3L

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Helpful tool for improvement. It’s just physics thinking in the limit.

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

The Environmental Defense Fund Makes It Harder to Reduce Emissions https://t.co/y33VZ3R9TC

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

In a typical refinery, ~80% of valve leaks are at the stem seal. 30 years iterating on packing with graphite, live-loaded, API 622 low-E, and the problem remains. What does valve design look like when "tighter packing" isn't the answer?https://t.co/TKsxBAXJL6

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

The grizzlies are out this year in Montana. We saw two near Cooke City this weekend.

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@JoelOptimist1 Magnets are the best!

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

I fell asleep at the kitchen table at 2am last night building AI agents for @MagDriveTech

When I got to the office at 8:30 I now have a CEO morning brief waiting for me:

3 Urgent deal updates
4 Actionable tasks for today
Calendar overview
KPI Dashboard
#AI #fugitiveemissions #MAV

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE A CALL (Yes, I'm yelling)

Connecting for a few minutes to provide value is a super power.

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

What's the big deal with "small" leaks? Did you know that current EPA regulations allow valves to leak up to 499 ppm and still be in compliance? If every valve leaks, the aggregate impact on health and safety, and GHG emissions is HUGE. https://t.co/SGP0DmkzjS

[Peter S. Greenberg @PeterSGreenberg]

. @AmericanExpress if you can’t get into the lounge, what’s the point?

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

I promised my youngest son that we'd travel to watch a @SpaceX launch this year. Is May 12th the day?

Hey kid, do you want to skip school and fly to Texas to watch history in the making??

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

Houston IAH is a mess!
For those wondering about TSA wait times - 4:45 for me today after arriving at 2:45am

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@DavidSacks @chrisfralic How is this going to impact Science Corner @Jason and @friedberg? Congratulations @DavidSacks

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

This tool has been great but @fyxerofficial kind of missed this one. Nobody wants a call at 12 am! 😂

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@troyaitken_ Setup

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@WyoWagyu @grok what are average prices for calves this week

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

@aryanXmahajan This is the way

[Nick Runyon @runyonski]

“Traditional valves manage leakage.

This architecture removes the reason leakage exists.”

-VD