Ted Alling

Raising the bar in logistics & education. Husband to Kelly and father of 3 AMAZING kids. Cofounder at @thisisdynamo @prepchattanooga @brickyardvc

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

3 is the only answer

[Reed Loustalot @lostisreed]

The country is divided into 6 freight zones

You only get to haul or broker freight in one zone for the rest of your life

Which are you picking?

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@typesfast 😂😂😂

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@naval . @BrickyardVC supports this message 🧱

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Big believer in @timgerrishspear

[Tim Gerrish @timgerrishspear]

"The biggest problem the moving industry has is not a great software for the moving industry."

A moving company owner told me that on a call.

So I'm building it.

Spear OS launches 6/22/2026. Waitlist: https://t.co/n2WY4X9gGv

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

“Through this administration, I have never seen this level of investment into our state roads.. More freight flows through TN than almost any other state in country.. “

Will Reid TDOT Commissioner

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Heard a stat yesterday that blew my mind 1/3rd of eCommerce purchases happen on @amazon

#hubspoke26

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

. @jacobsboudreau @GetSTORD talking about the future of Commerce @ThisIsDynamo

#hubspoke26

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@millshawkins @MarioNawfal @MayorTimKelly @westonwamp 👏👏👏

[jon bradford 🚌🚚✈️🚅⛴ @jd]

Physical AI. What’s the reality? /cc @ThisIsDynamo @dexoryHQ @PathRobotics @Gatik_AI #hubspoke26

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Paul Graham is right that ecosystems matter. Silicon Valley creates density, talent, capital, and collisions.

But history also shows that some of the most iconic companies and inventions were built outside the center of gravity:

• Warren Buffett built one of the greatest investment empires in history from Omaha not Wall Street. He has openly said distance from the noise gave him an advantage.

• Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright invented powered flight from a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio not New York, London, or Paris.

• Sam Walton built Walmart from Bentonville, Arkansas when retail power lived in New York and Chicago.

• Michael Dell built Dell Technologies in Austin before Austin was “Austin.”

• Fred Smith chose Memphis over larger coastal cities because geography mattered more than prestige.

• John D. Rockefeller built Standard Oil out of Cleveland when the financial elite looked elsewhere.

• Truett Cathy built Chick-fil-A from Atlanta before Atlanta was viewed as a startup capital.

The pattern is interesting:The people outside the center often win because they are underestimated, less distracted, closer to real customers, and able to build cultures insulated from hype.

Silicon Valley is a massive advantage for some businesses.But history says you don’t have to live at the center of gravity to create one. Sometimes the next center gets built because someone ignored where they were “supposed” to go.

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Nice!

[Matt Silver @MattSilver]

Looking at visualizing the flow of freight moving across borders and this map led to…

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@Polymarket @MannaAero

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

⬇️. @FreightAlley based in Chattanooga @BrickyardVC

[George Munguia @jobsbygeorge]

I’m excited to announce the new: Harmony AI 🦅

At Harmony AI, we do AI Automation for Manufacturing.

We work on-site, in-person, and we are an AI team that lives inside your factory to deploy AI that actually works on the floor.

It is time manufacturers had what they deserve:

An AI operating system for American manufacturing. 🇺🇸

& we are proud to be building that in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

P.S.
We are HIRING across the board for Full-Stack Software Engineers!

LINK TO APPLY BELOW 🦅🦅🦅

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Good reminder: the biggest upside is often with the hardest people. Most people quit on them too early.

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🩸🩸🩸

[Cam @camdoody]

A fourth company signed the @BrickyardVC blood oath this year from SF. This one's so hardcore they scared us a little. I promise we're definitely not a c⃫u⃫l⃫t⃫

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

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@ChattanoogaFC and @ChattLookouts are raising the bar for what’s possible in Chattanooga. Two great organizations making bold investments in our city’s future with world class new spaces. Grateful for the vision and commitment to this community. 🫶

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@__MattPatt__ 🤣

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

Happy 423 day!

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

@s1imreaper1_ @theBAFootball @beyond_grind @24k7v7 @TomLoy247 @ChadSimmons_ @cpw_BA @cmitchell2284 @PrepChattanooga @Chattprepbb @RMTMezzi Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!!!!!

[Ted Alling @tedalling]

💯!!!

[George Munguia @jobsbygeorge]

btw - if you are willing to get on a plane, you will make more money than the people who will not