Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

It become such a quick part of popular culture that Jim Carrey rode a Bird in an opening segment of the Jimmy Kimmel show (hilarious if you haven’t seen it). This is only true when: 1) there is funding available to finance short-term losses and 2) when there is a lucrative positive unit-economics business when you become the winner.

transportation 250

transportation incumbents disruption financing 250

Haystack

MAY 4, 2019

This is all happening, of course, to a region that doesn’t have a modern public transportation system. As an investor in startups, there is considerable conventional wisdom around the idea of investing only in the Bay Area. “Get a plane!

incumbents 87

incumbents culture transportation investing 87

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

More recently, this trend has shifted a bit within the Bay Area, which today’s giants like Uber, Airbnb, and Stripe being built in San Francisco proper while incumbents down south have begun scooping up premium commercial real estate in the city. Over the past two years, however, I’ve felt that something is out of balance.

investing 116

investing investment venture capital peer-to-peer 116

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Problems & Ideas: Financing as a service for building electrification Contractor enablement Finding ways (at scale) to add trust as well as ensure accountability Improving the quote lifecycle to reduce time spent (and truck rolls), automate system design, and improve installed system performance. short haul aviation and shipping).

energy 95

energy startup construction transportation 95

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So if Internet and mobile technologies can be used to change real estate or transportation, why not healthcare? So backing up on how healthcare is financed, let’s say you got a plan with basically no deductible, so you’ve got first dollar coverage. Additionally, all of us that have been consumers of the U.S.

health 43

health VC hospitality disruption 43