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Jun 11
Humanity’s future is beyond Earth. I’m building the electromagnetic platform for space because electromagnetism is one of nature’s fundamental forces. It’s one of the most efficient ways to convert energy (which is abundant in space) into motion, force or other useful work.
Zenno achieves world's first in-space operation of superconducting magnetic actuator.
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Gaethje passing by Teddy Roosevelt, moments before he beats the shit out of the foreign sitting champion on the South Lawn in front of a crowd of 80,000. This is America.
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How big do you think the Space Superconductor Company will be?
The world’s largest IPO ever was by a company named Space Exploration Technologies Corp and you’re blackpilling?
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Jun 12
Ad astra! Congratulations 🙌
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Jun 7
Grateful to the American people for defending liberty and freedom through pressures that would have broken most nations.
Thank you, America 🇺🇸
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Jun 7
A century of rockets. A millennium of mass drivers.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the liquid propellant rocket made by Robert H. Goddard
A century later, we’re still going on with astronomical progress influenced and powered by liquid propellant engines
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Jun 6
Sell shovels during the gold rush is advice for merchants. Build the mine, build the refinery, build the railroad. That’s how nations become powerful.
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Jun 6
Step 1: Build a mass driver in space
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit
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Jun 6
team red
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Jun 5
Ok, this is fair. Let me think of my screw ups over the years while pitching to VCs.
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Can’t think of anything 😎
I really dislike this meme.
When I started a company 10 years ago, my idea was bad and I was a nobody, but VCs in Silicon Valley still made time to meet with me.
A few stories stand out:
• @kimmaicutler was the best. Even though she passed, she clearly took me seriously.
• @albertlee became a mentor, and remains one ten years later. He helped me realize I didn't have enough conviction myself in this particular idea to invest 10 years in it.
• @LarsenJensenUSA stayed in touch with me as I moved on and joined an early-stage company — and I believe was quite happy when it became Astranis!
Fundraising is painful. It's super repetitive, scheduling is a nightmare (as was driving from Berkeley to Sand Hill Road for a 15 minute meeting), and VCs aren't all equally engaged in meetings or respectful of founders.
But my experience overall was overwhelmingly positive. That industry leaders take the time to meet with total randos without traditional credentials is what makes this town special!
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I once pitched a ‘tech’ VC for 30 mins straight and in the end he was like wait, Earth has a magnetic field?
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I was once pitching in a board room at a top 3 VC firm for a $15M Series A.
12 people in the meeting. One of the GPs fully fell asleep. Out cold for 30 minutes. Nobody acknowledged it. Everyone just kept going.
I kept presenting my Series A slides to an unconscious man in a Herman Miller chair and somehow that was considered normal. That's venture capital.
You might fly across the country to perform for people who may or may not be conscious.
It's a dance.
And sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow and sometimes your partner is unconscious.
If you're raising right now, just know: every founder has a story like this. The process is weird. The power dynamic is weird. You're not crazy for thinking it's weird.
No one talks about it because they want to continue raising. But I'm happy to stick my neck out there.
It is weird.
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Jun 5
The world’s first superconducting space magnet is now available for purchase.
Promo code: SCIENCEBITCH for 5% off
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Zenno Almighty Magnet will be in orbit later this year. Most powerful magnetic actuator ever flown.
Jun 2
Zenno / Almighty Magnet™ Identity / 2026
Brand identity for Almighty Magnet™— the world’s strongest magnet for space, made by @zennospace
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