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Inside Zipline's Autonomous System: 140M Miles, Zero Incidents
Sequoia Capital· 2026-07-07 12:00
I remember being in Rwanda early days and going out and meeting with some of the doctors and lab techs that we were serving and asking for them like you know how's it going what what do you think what's your feedback here I am kind of uh you know upand cominging you know learning engineer thinking they're going to say something about the drone or some of these things and the main piece of feedback that I received was people get sick 24/7 why are you guys only open 12 hours a day >> right >> especially when ...
X @Tesla Owners Silicon Valley
Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2026-07-07 06:25
Be @elonmuskBreak problems down to first principles instead of copying what already exists.Work harder and longer than almost anyone when it actually matters.Take on problems so difficult that most people assume they’re impossible.Accept years of failure, ridicule, and near-bankruptcy as the price of doing something meaningful.Think in decades and centuries while everyone else optimizes for the next quarter.Build things that make the future feel exciting instead of managing decline.Stay obsessed with making ...