Rob Giani

Hardware is cool. Lasers are cool. @meshoptical $50M Series A led by @ThriveCapital.

@katiebindley Aww this so wholesome.

Me: publishing stories for decades My dad: you have done it again this is on par w the moon landing

my debut as a hand model

What if the real solution to plastic isn’t cleanup — but redesign? We looked at this Uluu’s approach to natural inputs, biodegradable outputs, materials meant to disappear. It’s a compelling idea. Does it scale beyond the lab? Full episode: youtu.be/HUGzqdnR1oU

@PeterDAmbrosio She’s real!

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Today we’re launching the Ciridae Transformation Index: our evaluation of how over 5,000 portfolio companies across 147 leading private equity firms. - Who’s going to benefit - and who’s way offside? - Where are the safe havens? - Which businesses are under the most pressure to transform? - What companies look more attractive through an AI lens? - Which parts of the market are priced correctly, and where could potential opportunity lie? We’re publishing it all at ai-transformation.fyi - check it out!

@marvinvonhagen @interaction Love Pacifica

September 2025 🎥 Paris March 2026 🎥 Pacifica

@annasofialesiv Excited to read it!

get this beautiful book!!! and read my chapter on the exploding complexity of chip design & fabrication

@mualphaxi Absolutely stunning

I have been dreaming of this day for a long time. Arena is now a book publisher, and our first volume, "Silicon" is open for preorders. It's quite unlike anything you've seen: a coffee table book capturing the ecstatic beauty of silicon technology. arenamag.com/silicon

@siliconmania_ So good

WAIT!!! ALL THIS WAS JUST LAST WEEK IN TECH???

Something big is coming. Tomorrow.

Does anyone have access to a large field or farm for a shoot with heavy machinery?

We’re hiring at Replit Building out our creative team and looking for: - Social Media Manager (Full-time, SF) - Filmmaker / Content Creator (Part-time, NYC) - Influencer / Creator Operations (Full-time, SF preferred) Tag someone great or reach out👇🏼

My first interview with @Peter_J_Beck, Founder & CEO of @RocketLab. Rocket Lab is scaling launch cadence faster than SpaceX scaled Falcon 9. 0:44 The biggest bottleneck to increasing launch cadence and mass to orbit 1:25 Growth of new space startups 3:05 Why governments have been ineffective at scaling launch 3:53 Tall Poppy Syndrome 4:38 Starting Rocket Lab without having $100 million 7:24 Scaling Electron vs focusing on Neutron 9:17 Rocket Lab hustle 11:10 Creating a culture of “F*ck it, let’s do it” 11:40 Worst supplier experiences 13:54 Having an engine explode before an important meeting 18:52 Rocket Lab’s first mission to the moon 20:55 Chewing glass and forcing the outcome to be good 22:57 Similarities in how Elon and Peter operate 25:05 Elon time and how to structure timelines 27:13 Designing a culture where everyone runs towards the fire 28:44 Making the Ferrari of rockets — the importance of creating beautiful things 31:20 “You don’t need to equate a price tag to beauty” 32:12 Why Peter hates launch day 34:48 “After a launch failure this place is a morgue” 35:22 Moving forward after a failure 36:40 Transitioning from an R&D organization to scaling rocket production 38:07 Production hell with rockets 39:09 Taking learnings from Electron to Neutron 41:03 Having dinner with Elon 42:00 Keeping the hiring bar extraordinarily high 44:05 “My job is to fix sh*t” 44:56 Rocket Lab’s first NASA launch 45:55 “The great thing about America is anything is possible” 47:40 Coming to Silicon Valley — meeting with Vinod Khosla 51:22 Why he decided to take $RKLB public 54:12 Creating a company that will outlive you 55:41 Turning Rocket Lab into a profitable business 57:23 The best space companies will all build their own rockets 1:00:35 Scaling Neutron 1:01:32 Why they’re using carbon fiber instead of steel 1:02:56 “Going public was a great capital unlock” 1:04:10 The importance of relentless optimism

Thank you for the lift home Toto 😀

Do you like to build things? Sentradel is hiring interns. If you are interested in robotics and live in the Bay Area, apply here: sentradel.com/jobs Candidate profile: CAD/Design, 3Dprinting/CNC, programming, electronics, robotics, technical problem solving.

What media platforms are people spending the most time on these days ?

@richardzphotoz Ur literally sick rn

Health over wealth

@_AdamMiller_ Love it! Keep crushing guys

USA startup doco tour is beginning 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 7 doco's. 14 days. Across SF, Austin, NYC. Companies we'll profile include: - one of the worlds largest quantum computing companies - a startup building AI-enabled hearing aids for noise cancellation - one of the top text-to-video model companies - a cancer-focused neurotechnology company - a startup that just raised $130m to discover drugs with AI

@AcquiredFM That’s at least five cars wide!

The Monaco GP used to look a lot different. (1955)

@paulg has taste 🤌