Steven Prediletto
@steveprediletto.bsky.social
Parter - OpenArc Corporate Advisory
Atlanta
Atlanta
An anti-war (pro-Palestine) protest on Peachtree Road in Buckhead (Atlanta) this morning.
Hearing a number of car horns in support of the message.
Hearing a number of car horns in support of the message.
August 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
An anti-war (pro-Palestine) protest on Peachtree Road in Buckhead (Atlanta) this morning.
Hearing a number of car horns in support of the message.
Hearing a number of car horns in support of the message.
F1: Le film
"Si la dernière chose que je fais est de conduire cette voiture, je prendrai ce volant."
Magnifique!
"Si la dernière chose que je fais est de conduire cette voiture, je prendrai ce volant."
Magnifique!
August 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
F1: Le film
"Si la dernière chose que je fais est de conduire cette voiture, je prendrai ce volant."
Magnifique!
"Si la dernière chose que je fais est de conduire cette voiture, je prendrai ce volant."
Magnifique!
Long UK, Europe, China
Rationale: Quiet cities
After 2 weeks in London/Paris for me & 3 for a friend back from China the prevalence of electric cars, trucks, bikes, motorcycles, vans, & buses has made the greatest cities audibly quieter.
Smart gov’t incentives = results
Rationale: Quiet cities
After 2 weeks in London/Paris for me & 3 for a friend back from China the prevalence of electric cars, trucks, bikes, motorcycles, vans, & buses has made the greatest cities audibly quieter.
Smart gov’t incentives = results
August 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Long UK, Europe, China
Rationale: Quiet cities
After 2 weeks in London/Paris for me & 3 for a friend back from China the prevalence of electric cars, trucks, bikes, motorcycles, vans, & buses has made the greatest cities audibly quieter.
Smart gov’t incentives = results
Rationale: Quiet cities
After 2 weeks in London/Paris for me & 3 for a friend back from China the prevalence of electric cars, trucks, bikes, motorcycles, vans, & buses has made the greatest cities audibly quieter.
Smart gov’t incentives = results
There are 11 ’Five Guys’ restaurant locations in Paris and 39 throughout France.
Every time I walk by one they are packed. Which of the founders fell in love with Paris?
Every time I walk by one they are packed. Which of the founders fell in love with Paris?
July 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There are 11 ’Five Guys’ restaurant locations in Paris and 39 throughout France.
Every time I walk by one they are packed. Which of the founders fell in love with Paris?
Every time I walk by one they are packed. Which of the founders fell in love with Paris?
We spotted many EV cars, vans, taxis, Uber, and transit busses in London. In certain areas they’re so prevalent the streets are quiet.
A notable number of curbside EV charging options.
I was happy to spot a BYD store in a very posh neighborhood and saw plenty of BYDs in the wild.
A notable number of curbside EV charging options.
I was happy to spot a BYD store in a very posh neighborhood and saw plenty of BYDs in the wild.
July 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We spotted many EV cars, vans, taxis, Uber, and transit busses in London. In certain areas they’re so prevalent the streets are quiet.
A notable number of curbside EV charging options.
I was happy to spot a BYD store in a very posh neighborhood and saw plenty of BYDs in the wild.
A notable number of curbside EV charging options.
I was happy to spot a BYD store in a very posh neighborhood and saw plenty of BYDs in the wild.
I witnessed the most American thing last night.
My neighbor drove one of his two Porsche 800 feet to the steak house on our street.
My neighbor drove one of his two Porsche 800 feet to the steak house on our street.
July 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I witnessed the most American thing last night.
My neighbor drove one of his two Porsche 800 feet to the steak house on our street.
My neighbor drove one of his two Porsche 800 feet to the steak house on our street.
Meanwhile, cultivated meat price declines mirror the downward trend seen in consumer technology.
The future is cell-based agriculture.
The future is cell-based agriculture.
July 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Meanwhile, cultivated meat price declines mirror the downward trend seen in consumer technology.
The future is cell-based agriculture.
The future is cell-based agriculture.
An American friend from Atlanta is in China for the next few weeks teaching Pilates, a growing fitness trend popular with young & affluent Chinese.
I receive 12 AM EDT texts of Chinese EVs, personal eVTOL, HSR, delivery robots, driverless cars, & images of life in the year 2035.
I receive 12 AM EDT texts of Chinese EVs, personal eVTOL, HSR, delivery robots, driverless cars, & images of life in the year 2035.
July 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
An American friend from Atlanta is in China for the next few weeks teaching Pilates, a growing fitness trend popular with young & affluent Chinese.
I receive 12 AM EDT texts of Chinese EVs, personal eVTOL, HSR, delivery robots, driverless cars, & images of life in the year 2035.
I receive 12 AM EDT texts of Chinese EVs, personal eVTOL, HSR, delivery robots, driverless cars, & images of life in the year 2035.
Questionable Tesla Model 3 modifications spotted in Atlanta.
June 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Questionable Tesla Model 3 modifications spotted in Atlanta.
Spotted a BrightDrop Zevo 600 with FedEx livery in Atlanta.
•600+ cubic feet of cargo room
•250 miles of range
•600+ cubic feet of cargo room
•250 miles of range
June 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Spotted a BrightDrop Zevo 600 with FedEx livery in Atlanta.
•600+ cubic feet of cargo room
•250 miles of range
•600+ cubic feet of cargo room
•250 miles of range
Don’t look up:
Burning hydrocarbons in a helicopter to drop plastic eggs made from hydrocarbons on the heads of the generation that will struggle to live on an increasingly inhabitable planet because of the current generations love affair with hydrocarbons.
Burning hydrocarbons in a helicopter to drop plastic eggs made from hydrocarbons on the heads of the generation that will struggle to live on an increasingly inhabitable planet because of the current generations love affair with hydrocarbons.
June 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Don’t look up:
Burning hydrocarbons in a helicopter to drop plastic eggs made from hydrocarbons on the heads of the generation that will struggle to live on an increasingly inhabitable planet because of the current generations love affair with hydrocarbons.
Burning hydrocarbons in a helicopter to drop plastic eggs made from hydrocarbons on the heads of the generation that will struggle to live on an increasingly inhabitable planet because of the current generations love affair with hydrocarbons.
Returned 1 of our 2 Tesla’s today.
•6 Cybertrucks for sale (4 unsold due to $100k+ price tag)
•Model 3/Y unavailable until July
•Counted 22 cars on the lot
•10 AM on a Wednesday but there was one couple in for a test drive (Decatur, GA)
•6 Cybertrucks for sale (4 unsold due to $100k+ price tag)
•Model 3/Y unavailable until July
•Counted 22 cars on the lot
•10 AM on a Wednesday but there was one couple in for a test drive (Decatur, GA)
June 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Returned 1 of our 2 Tesla’s today.
•6 Cybertrucks for sale (4 unsold due to $100k+ price tag)
•Model 3/Y unavailable until July
•Counted 22 cars on the lot
•10 AM on a Wednesday but there was one couple in for a test drive (Decatur, GA)
•6 Cybertrucks for sale (4 unsold due to $100k+ price tag)
•Model 3/Y unavailable until July
•Counted 22 cars on the lot
•10 AM on a Wednesday but there was one couple in for a test drive (Decatur, GA)
Chart w/ Biden legislation overlay.
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Chart w/ Biden legislation overlay.
Sunset landing at LGA made the Delta flight delay acceptable.
May 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sunset landing at LGA made the Delta flight delay acceptable.
We’re in the process of ending our two Tesla leases and shopping for alternatives.
Every dealership mentioned the number of Tesla trade-ins on their lots.
I never thought I’d see “tariff-free inventory” Ads from automakers.
Every dealership mentioned the number of Tesla trade-ins on their lots.
I never thought I’d see “tariff-free inventory” Ads from automakers.
May 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We’re in the process of ending our two Tesla leases and shopping for alternatives.
Every dealership mentioned the number of Tesla trade-ins on their lots.
I never thought I’d see “tariff-free inventory” Ads from automakers.
Every dealership mentioned the number of Tesla trade-ins on their lots.
I never thought I’d see “tariff-free inventory” Ads from automakers.
May 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Nothing beats a physical copy of the Sunday New York Times.
NYT’s Style Magazine on the 27th, ‘J Is for JAPAN’ is a keeper.
NYTimes.com/series/j-is-for-japan
NYT’s Style Magazine on the 27th, ‘J Is for JAPAN’ is a keeper.
NYTimes.com/series/j-is-for-japan
April 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Nothing beats a physical copy of the Sunday New York Times.
NYT’s Style Magazine on the 27th, ‘J Is for JAPAN’ is a keeper.
NYTimes.com/series/j-is-for-japan
NYT’s Style Magazine on the 27th, ‘J Is for JAPAN’ is a keeper.
NYTimes.com/series/j-is-for-japan
I searched 50 years of newspaper articles for “bowling ball test” and only found applications for mattresses and a 90s political cartoon.
April 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I searched 50 years of newspaper articles for “bowling ball test” and only found applications for mattresses and a 90s political cartoon.
Except for Rolex the secondary/grey market for watches priced $3,000+ is down YTD through 20 April 2024.
A discretionary purchase I track to gauge the health of the affluent consumer.
Source: watchcharts.com/articles/p/8...
A discretionary purchase I track to gauge the health of the affluent consumer.
Source: watchcharts.com/articles/p/8...
April 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Except for Rolex the secondary/grey market for watches priced $3,000+ is down YTD through 20 April 2024.
A discretionary purchase I track to gauge the health of the affluent consumer.
Source: watchcharts.com/articles/p/8...
A discretionary purchase I track to gauge the health of the affluent consumer.
Source: watchcharts.com/articles/p/8...
A metaphor for U.S. trade policy.
(NatGeo is one of the few physical media publications we read)
(NatGeo is one of the few physical media publications we read)
April 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A metaphor for U.S. trade policy.
(NatGeo is one of the few physical media publications we read)
(NatGeo is one of the few physical media publications we read)
@mikesimonsen.bsky.social Has anyone studied the ‘15.1 million vacant homes’ in the U.S.?
Seems like one way to solve the housing affordability & supply problem.
Seems like one way to solve the housing affordability & supply problem.
April 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@mikesimonsen.bsky.social Has anyone studied the ‘15.1 million vacant homes’ in the U.S.?
Seems like one way to solve the housing affordability & supply problem.
Seems like one way to solve the housing affordability & supply problem.
A nice addition for next Monday’s ‘Earnings & Observations’ email to my team.
April 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A nice addition for next Monday’s ‘Earnings & Observations’ email to my team.
My wife attended the same boarding school as RFK Jr, Millbrook School. He was expelled in 1971
As a student he took his pet falcon (Brie kept her horse on campus) to the farm behind the school to hunt rats feasting on the carcasses of dead cows.
This pod has stories at 16m:38s tinyurl.com/5yrbf6tc
As a student he took his pet falcon (Brie kept her horse on campus) to the farm behind the school to hunt rats feasting on the carcasses of dead cows.
This pod has stories at 16m:38s tinyurl.com/5yrbf6tc
April 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My wife attended the same boarding school as RFK Jr, Millbrook School. He was expelled in 1971
As a student he took his pet falcon (Brie kept her horse on campus) to the farm behind the school to hunt rats feasting on the carcasses of dead cows.
This pod has stories at 16m:38s tinyurl.com/5yrbf6tc
As a student he took his pet falcon (Brie kept her horse on campus) to the farm behind the school to hunt rats feasting on the carcasses of dead cows.
This pod has stories at 16m:38s tinyurl.com/5yrbf6tc