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4/ The result? Local scenes still have energy, but it’s different — centered more on independent builders and community rather than hiring and scaling local startups. The future may be diverse, but it’s reordered.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
4/ The result? Local scenes still have energy, but it’s different — centered more on independent builders and community rather than hiring and scaling local startups. The future may be diverse, but it’s reordered.
3/ The old “big sort” — where local scenes helped separate real builders from noise and connect them into growing companies — is fading. Now, fewer A-players are staying put, and those who remain often skip joining local firms to build independently.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
3/ The old “big sort” — where local scenes helped separate real builders from noise and connect them into growing companies — is fading. Now, fewer A-players are staying put, and those who remain often skip joining local firms to build independently.
2/ Today, two forces are reshaping these ecosystems: AI is pulling top talent back toward Silicon Valley and making it easier for individuals to launch solo ventures from anywhere. That weakens the traditional local startup pipeline.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
2/ Today, two forces are reshaping these ecosystems: AI is pulling top talent back toward Silicon Valley and making it easier for individuals to launch solo ventures from anywhere. That weakens the traditional local startup pipeline.
1/ A decade ago, local tech scenes thrived because they helped A-level talent connect with local startups, turning cities into real alternatives to SF. But that’s shifted. AI has radically changed the calculus of where and how builders choose to work.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
1/ A decade ago, local tech scenes thrived because they helped A-level talent connect with local startups, turning cities into real alternatives to SF. But that’s shifted. AI has radically changed the calculus of where and how builders choose to work.
🌍 In short: Energy policy needs to be part of AI policy — not an afterthought. Because the future of innovation depends on who gets power fastest and fairest. ⚡️👩💻 #TechPolicy #AIforAll
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🌍 In short: Energy policy needs to be part of AI policy — not an afterthought. Because the future of innovation depends on who gets power fastest and fairest. ⚡️👩💻 #TechPolicy #AIforAll
📊 The takeaway: Winning the AI race isn’t only about chips or data — it’s about speed-to-power. If a startup can’t plug in quickly and affordably, it loses before it begins. #AIInfrastructure
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📊 The takeaway: Winning the AI race isn’t only about chips or data — it’s about speed-to-power. If a startup can’t plug in quickly and affordably, it loses before it begins. #AIInfrastructure
🔬 Innovation:
🔹 Expand startup participation in demand-response & smart tariffs
🔹 Support emerging 24/7 clean power like small modular reactors or advanced geothermal
Innovation shouldn’t just happen in AI — it should power it too. 🧪⚡️ #EnergyInnovation
🔹 Expand startup participation in demand-response & smart tariffs
🔹 Support emerging 24/7 clean power like small modular reactors or advanced geothermal
Innovation shouldn’t just happen in AI — it should power it too. 🧪⚡️ #EnergyInnovation
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🔬 Innovation:
🔹 Expand startup participation in demand-response & smart tariffs
🔹 Support emerging 24/7 clean power like small modular reactors or advanced geothermal
Innovation shouldn’t just happen in AI — it should power it too. 🧪⚡️ #EnergyInnovation
🔹 Expand startup participation in demand-response & smart tariffs
🔹 Support emerging 24/7 clean power like small modular reactors or advanced geothermal
Innovation shouldn’t just happen in AI — it should power it too. 🧪⚡️ #EnergyInnovation
⚖️ Fair Access:
🔸 Make big energy users pay directly for grid upgrades they require
🔸 Enable pooled energy purchasing for startups
This levels the playing field — because startups shouldn’t subsidize giants. 🆓 #FairAccess
🔸 Make big energy users pay directly for grid upgrades they require
🔸 Enable pooled energy purchasing for startups
This levels the playing field — because startups shouldn’t subsidize giants. 🆓 #FairAccess
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
⚖️ Fair Access:
🔸 Make big energy users pay directly for grid upgrades they require
🔸 Enable pooled energy purchasing for startups
This levels the playing field — because startups shouldn’t subsidize giants. 🆓 #FairAccess
🔸 Make big energy users pay directly for grid upgrades they require
🔸 Enable pooled energy purchasing for startups
This levels the playing field — because startups shouldn’t subsidize giants. 🆓 #FairAccess
🌞 Abundance:
🔹 Streamline permitting for energy & transmission projects
🔹 Modernize grid rules
🔹 Grow clean energy capacity and workforce skills
This isn’t just green policy — it’s competitiveness policy. #CleanEnergy
🔹 Streamline permitting for energy & transmission projects
🔹 Modernize grid rules
🔹 Grow clean energy capacity and workforce skills
This isn’t just green policy — it’s competitiveness policy. #CleanEnergy
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🌞 Abundance:
🔹 Streamline permitting for energy & transmission projects
🔹 Modernize grid rules
🔹 Grow clean energy capacity and workforce skills
This isn’t just green policy — it’s competitiveness policy. #CleanEnergy
🔹 Streamline permitting for energy & transmission projects
🔹 Modernize grid rules
🔹 Grow clean energy capacity and workforce skills
This isn’t just green policy — it’s competitiveness policy. #CleanEnergy
🧩 So what’s the plan? The agenda focuses on three pillars: abundance, fair access, and innovation. Let’s unpack them.👇 #PolicyAgenda
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🧩 So what’s the plan? The agenda focuses on three pillars: abundance, fair access, and innovation. Let’s unpack them.👇 #PolicyAgenda
📈 The article argues energy scarcity could become the next durable competitive advantage — unless policy changes how power is built, allocated, and priced. #AICompetition
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📈 The article argues energy scarcity could become the next durable competitive advantage — unless policy changes how power is built, allocated, and priced. #AICompetition
🛑 Why this matters: Big hyperscale companies lock in long-term cheap energy contracts. Startups? They’re left paying higher spot prices or waiting months (or years) for power access. That’s not competition — that’s a moat. 🏰 #LittleTech
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🛑 Why this matters: Big hyperscale companies lock in long-term cheap energy contracts. Startups? They’re left paying higher spot prices or waiting months (or years) for power access. That’s not competition — that’s a moat. 🏰 #LittleTech
2/ AI reshapes work, not just replaces it.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
2/ AI reshapes work, not just replaces it.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
⚡️ Demand for electricity from AI & data centers is skyrocketing — projected to nearly triple in the U.S. soon. But the grid and permitting systems are stuck in the analog era. #GridModernization
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
⚡️ Demand for electricity from AI & data centers is skyrocketing — projected to nearly triple in the U.S. soon. But the grid and permitting systems are stuck in the analog era. #GridModernization
5/ The big shift:
AI + physical world + crypto rails = new platforms, not just new apps.
AI + physical world + crypto rails = new platforms, not just new apps.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
5/ The big shift:
AI + physical world + crypto rails = new platforms, not just new apps.
AI + physical world + crypto rails = new platforms, not just new apps.
4/ Crypto grows up.
Privacy, stablecoins, tokenization, and prediction markets drive real-world adoption.
Privacy, stablecoins, tokenization, and prediction markets drive real-world adoption.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
4/ Crypto grows up.
Privacy, stablecoins, tokenization, and prediction markets drive real-world adoption.
Privacy, stablecoins, tokenization, and prediction markets drive real-world adoption.
3/ Software eats heavy industry.
Factories, energy, logistics, and manufacturing rebuild with AI at the core.
Factories, energy, logistics, and manufacturing rebuild with AI at the core.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
3/ Software eats heavy industry.
Factories, energy, logistics, and manufacturing rebuild with AI at the core.
Factories, energy, logistics, and manufacturing rebuild with AI at the core.
2/ AI reshapes work, not just replaces it.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
2/ AI reshapes work, not just replaces it.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.
Cybersecurity, ops, and creative roles expand as AI automates the boring parts.