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by gustaf 8y ago
I had it on my list. But wanted to include optimistic recommendations
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by gustaf 8y ago
This one is removing CO2 from the atmosphere
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Machines that suck CO₂ from the air might be cheaper than we thought(arstechnica.com)
2 points by gustaf 8y ago|2 comments
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by gustaf 8y ago
We have interest in anything where cost-efficient carbon removal is the goal. We're not picking technologies at this point since no-one really knows. Personally, I'm more excited about Direct-air-capture than I am about bio-energy
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by gustaf 8y ago
The Paris Climate models (1.5 degrees and 2 degrees) assumes that we are going have to remove a lot of carbon. This is not an either or - we need to both move to a carbon-free economy and remove carbon
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by gustaf 8y ago
Y Combinator is actively looking for companies working on this. If you are working on this yoiu should consider applying. https://www.ycombinator.com/rfs/#carbon https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles&
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Dr. Klaus Lackner of ASU’s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions(breaker.audio)
1 points by gustaf 8y ago|0 comments
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by gustaf 9y ago
Cheap energy is critical to massive carbon removal. I think solar might also be the answer
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by gustaf 9y ago
There is massive consensus around IPCC's conclusions within the scientific community. The topic of the discussion here is not if climate change is real or not. You should find another site to discuss that.
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by gustaf 9y ago
>Have you had people apply to YC already with ideas in these areas? Yes but we would love to see a lot more. We know there are lots of researchers working on this but not enough of them are starting companies. >Can you speak to any te
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by gustaf 9y ago
We don't want to encourage carbon removal as a way to continue burning fossil fuels - we want to solve climate change. Solving climate change requires carbon removal to hit 1.5C degree goal. We need to remove carbon from the atmosphere
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by gustaf 9y ago
There is a really great article from New Yorker last year that I'd recommend: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/20/can-carbon-dio... Carbon removal technologies are not going to bring us an
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by gustaf 9y ago
Yes absolutely. I think that is one of the most promising solutions next to direct-air-capture
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by gustaf 9y ago
I'm very excited about this. Happy to answer any questions about Carbon Removal Technologies or Cellular Agriculture and Clean Meat
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How switching domain structure unlocked international growth (Pinterest Growth)(medium.com)
1 points by gustaf 9y ago|0 comments
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Four Questions Every Marketplace Startup Should Be Able to Answer(medium.com)
4 points by gustaf 9y ago|0 comments
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by gustaf 9y ago
This is Gustaf from YC. It might be good to think of the Airbnb story here. When Airbnb launched they were called Airbed & Breakfast and where offering airbeds in private rooms and their largest market was New York city. Few understood
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by gustaf 9y ago
Congrats on the launch Sixty!!
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by gustaf 9y ago
Congrats on the Launch Christian and Ryan! :)
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by gustaf 9y ago
Congrats on the launch Eli! :)
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by gustaf 9y ago
So excited to join!
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by gustaf 11y ago
This is a great post. This is the by far most common miss-understanding I get from new startups. People are far too confident their product have reached product-market-fit before that is actually true - often making this claim with very lit
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Why You Must Store Your Own Analytics Data(blog.yesgraph.com)
18 points by gustaf 11y ago|3 comments
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by gustaf 12y ago
It does :)
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by gustaf 12y ago
Congrats on the launch and the financing! New products is awesome!
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Growth Hacking: Myth or Reality?(medium.com)
1 points by gustaf 12y ago|0 comments
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by gustaf 12y ago
Great post Jonatan - thanks for sharing!
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Airbnb Tech Talk: How to Drive Growth: Lessons from Facebook, Dropbox (airbnb.com)
1 points by gustaf 12y ago|0 comments
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Tech Talk: Referrals at Airbnb(airbnb.com)
2 points by gustaf 12y ago|0 comments
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by gustaf 12y ago
Congrats Dan & Team! Amazing work

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