David Rusenko

These AI SDRs are really something.

“Big picture it’s a W” 💀

Solar keeps on trucking, despite predictions to the contrary. The black line is actual solar growth, the yellow lines were the IEA predictions. Solar is cheaper and increasingly manufactured in the US and countries like South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and Mexico.

Fascinating theory on how the move to short form written and more oral Instagram/TikTok communication could be leading to the decline of enlightenment values. Those values emerged with the prevalence of long form written communication which enables longer and more complex logical chains.

015 How David Rusenko Built and Sold Weebly to Square for $365M Before Founding Leap Forward Ventures Money Moves with Neil Devani · Episode

Thanks for having me on the pod Neil! We covered a lot of ground, including a deep dive into how Weebly found product-market fit, and some lessons learned about how to think about dilution and capital efficient growth as a founder.

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Holding up the rear is Inyo (6%), Glenn (5.5%), and Lassen (5.4%), which makes sense (EVs likely don't meet needs well in those counties yet). And finally, Modoc (0%), where one brave soul registered a Chevy Bolt EV, the only ZEV sale in that county in all of 2023.

Southern California is playing catch-up, with Orange County at 32% followed by San Diego (28%), Ventura (26%), Los Angeles (26%), Santa Barbara (21%) and Riverside (20%), matching more rural counties like Yolo (25%), Placer (26%), and Sonoma (26%).

Some surprising stats on which California counties are leading the transition to EVs:

In Q2, Santa Clara (San Jose) is leading the way with 43% of all light-duty vehicle sales being ZEVs (the vast majority of those are BEVs). Closely behind is San Francisco (41%), Alameda (40%) and Marin (38%).

Midjourney 5.1 is 🔥. This took about 2 mins on the first try. Have to say, light pink suits him well.