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Make it stand out Image: Hydrogen Production Methods, CNBC https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/saved-by-zero monthly 0.5 2022-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/dd28db62-7a2a-4fc3-b9c1-175148a94d7c/American+Clean+Power+actsheet.png Blog - Saved by Zero - Make it stand out Source: American Clean Power Association https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/f75820e5-2e6c-4fbd-8ff9-5dc1f2eb0f59/Bullitt+4+Square.png Blog - Saved by Zero - Make it stand out Source: Bullitt Center, Seattle WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/65e4cd9e-c3a0-4ec2-a221-87fb19d29280/300B+Square+Meters.png Blog - Saved by Zero Image: Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/feed-for-speed monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/b83617be-c14d-4918-a137-7ce79d639f71/Mustang+EV.jpeg Blog - Feed for Speed - Make it stand out Source: Car and Driver, 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E all electric vehicle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/4948aae8-f2e2-4a78-87e6-2af86bda5c22/372+KPH.png Blog - Feed for Speed Image: Formula 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/4b96aa59-9a81-4a21-8492-11e9d8b6b933/1965_mustang.jpeg Blog - Feed for Speed - Make it stand out Image: 1965 Ford Mustang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/61659b97-0be3-4572-a632-f95df3545333/prince_charles_aston_martin.png Blog - Feed for Speed - Make it stand out Source: Washington Post, Prince Charles and his biofuel Aston Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/7bbd6f85-823d-4fd8-83a7-937fd9965a65/Carbon+Density+Dan+Kammen.png Blog - Feed for Speed - Make it stand out Source: Daniel Kammen, April 2019 on California Low Carbon Fuel Standard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/cba570a8-396e-44c5-ada6-e0cff4da9d93/2030_8_Cars.png Blog - Feed for Speed - Make it stand out Source: Formula 1 https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/always-cruel-summer monthly 0.5 2021-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/38ccafa0-445f-4f1a-acae-375b402a5764/Dry+Mexico+River.png Blog - Always Cruel Summer - Make it stand out Source: BBC, Dry River in Mexico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/48033724-6b91-44cf-a1be-02532d522a41/Trees+in+Kuwait.png Blog - Always Cruel Summer - Make it stand out Source: BBC, Trees in Kuwait https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/a32f9dac-5cee-4f1b-9d3b-7abf945f0fc3/White+Roof+India.png Blog - Always Cruel Summer - Make it stand out Source: BBC, White Painted Roof In India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1cab1daf-f465-459f-8768-446a4401d941/50+Degrees+C.png Blog - Always Cruel Summer Image: BBC https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/not-lost-in-space monthly 0.5 2021-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1633120813133-MQULOFC198NDNM083BHW/CO2+Thermal+Image.png Blog - Not Lost in Space - Make it stand out Source: NASA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1633120605016-ZV1I06L77VHS0KQPX39T/Astronaut+Photo.png Blog - 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Risky Water Business - Make it stand out Source: Watershed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1633111157599-DUM8XJIFR23FM0K6TLZC/South+Pole+CDP+High+Level+Plan.png Blog - Risky Water Business - Make it stand out Source: South Pole Consultancy https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/forming-the-future monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627517418862-ESPHDWV36VFDTWH6RMQL/96+Hours+Form.png Blog - Forming the Future Image: Form Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629509287159-PGDBZ8ZBLPEOWUGKWZH6/Form+Energy.png Blog - Forming the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629509170254-56Q8TFMQ7AQKALDUGV66/Windmills.png Blog - Forming the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629509456888-CFQIGGCKZ0JYUPN0DA5R/Operations+Triangle.png Blog - Forming the Future - Make it stand out Source: First Slide Deck https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/big-gets-heavier monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627668201542-CBF4AO4XWNE3FUNC0RV2/4500+Pounds+F150.png Blog - Big Gets Heavier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629825838923-J5QWH7F6NEUHRTWGC5H0/2020+Cars+Sold+US+with+Tesla+Model+3.png Blog - Big Gets Heavier - Make it stand out Source: Motor Intelligence U.S. Market New Vehicle Deliveries Report, Forbes https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/heat-is-on monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627519951435-BP8A96FDU28K4MCVHTPA/51B+Tons.png Blog - Heat is On https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629766011632-Z3PQT2O58RN1WGRQZCUG/Fire+Apps.png Blog - Heat is On - Make it stand out Fire map and Flightradar app https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629765704215-6RKL8SUGH68J07G9ZR9P/Iceland+Float.jpeg Blog - Heat is On - Make it stand out Iceland: Ty Wang, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629765830216-A6U3SR4JSM56QIORS7TR/Churchill+Polar+Bear.png Blog - Heat is On - Make it stand out Churchill, Canada: Ty Wang, 2019 https://www.silicontocarbon.com/blog/decarbonize-work monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629756658924-TUKBEXKIHCGCUHU2GWYA/Jobs+Report+25M.png Blog - Decarbonize Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629756723015-SGIS2EPALUKC1007RN4L/Appliances+Count.png Blog - Decarbonize Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629757056853-BI1PWRFNHHJTDI9R5O6U/Bryant+Furnace.png Blog - Decarbonize Work - Make it stand out My replacement furnace that should have been a heat pump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627518130937-ABJJJ4ASYJ9QVBFNL2AO/25M+Jobs.png Blog - Decarbonize Work https://www.silicontocarbon.com/home daily 1.0 2024-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626454326353-WRDEH0BHR468YRAW4D8W/SiC+Slides+Screenshot.png Home - First Slide Deck My natural inclination is to organize thoughts and research in slides. Decades of practice is hard to break. In late 2020, I created a set of slides that highlights initial findings and summarizes some points of view to use in future discussions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626462724647-GT6QGNBFGVZUZAA5BX8W/VPP.png Home - Projects in Progress People need selling tools to be agents of change. These tools come in different forms: research results, policy changes, financial models, or what-if simulation models. Some exciting projects are underway to enable people to be more effective climate advocates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626461431896-CZGKNQIFVC55GDBEY0F5/Form+Energy.jpeg Home - Doers in Action People are doing amazing things to address climate change today: from research scientists to manufacturing planners to corporate idealists. Learning their stories of success, failure, and resilience has been eye opening. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/about daily 0.75 2022-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626400357817-NHXTSX86NGAOZNB8W2OD/Picking_Grapes.jpg About - Always learning My name is Ty Wang and welcome to Silicon to Carbon, my climate education journey. I am an engineer at heart who has spent the last 25 or so years in software and technology building new solutions to solve business problems in more efficient ways. I feel very fortunate to be able to take a step back from the daily grind to spend time educating myself on something of great meaning to the world and personal purpose: climate change. To say the climate change learning curve is steep is an understatement. So much to learn. So many knowledgeable and inspiring people. So many problems and competing agendas. I started by reading books and articles, listening to podcasts, and watching YouTube videos of various production quality dating back to pre-HD days. In talking to people along the way who know tons more about this topic than me, it became apparent that there are quite a few people also looking to become more aware of climate change issues and what may be a good fit for their next purpose-driven personal or career adventure. So with all this in mind, I am sharing my thoughts and notes along my own education journey. The real hope is to raise curiosity and inspire getting up the learning curve faster so more people will consider mobilizing into action. From silicon to carbon, let’s go. — Ty Wang | REACHME: ty at silicontocarbon.com (Picture: working harvest in 2019 at vineyard recovering from previous Sonoma wildfires; the same field is facing elevated dangers every subsequent year.) https://www.silicontocarbon.com/inspiration daily 0.75 2024-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/ea8f3e04-e135-4ec5-9de9-cf9be56ff83c/Inspiration_Collage.png Early Inspiration - Stories are building more awareness The inconvenient truths keep being told, and I suppose even climate change denial is a form of building awareness as acknowledged by the old adage about press. I have sifted through and watched so many videos during early morning hours, from CNBC about 100% clean grids to The Economist and climate business impacts. Some podcasts fill my mind during my quiet EV drives: The Energy Gang, The Interchange, The Big Switch, and My Climate Journey. As much as my cynicism seems to grow asymptotically with age, I appreciate the bold corporate idealists out there leading efforts like FedEx carbon neutral by 2040. It takes a village that shares stories. The big sift of information continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626808327961-5QNK1HLV8JL1ZVS2GHWG/Vaclav+Smil.png Early Inspiration - Vaclav Smil is energy personified Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627485762782-FJ36KB20LHDA3S7IM7T1/Investment+Areas.png Early Inspiration - Investors are backing it up Human demand for energy is expected to only increase due to population growth, civilization building, and new exploration. This is a massive investment opportunity. It seems that investors are on the other side of the chasm, past the trough of disillusionment when it comes to expecting returns on investment. Breakthrough Energy and Energy Impact Partners have billions at work. Funds like Bouyant, FullCycle, and Powerhouse are ramping up. The thesis-driven investments by Albert Wenger was inspiring when we spoke during my time at Twilio. It is great to see the Union Square Ventures Climate Fund is ready to go for both bits and atoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626818740659-TAZ7HBG84MRRNEF3PI5I/Renewable+Powered+House.png Early Inspiration - People are doing different I think it is fair to say we are in the Early Adoption phase of changing both the demand and supply sides of the equation, whether it is physical electrical grids or knowledge to inspire change. Rewiring America is presenting the data to create political will to enable change. I see more signs of the electrify everything argument by Saul Griffith with each new Biden policy push and service supplier like heat pump contractors transforming HVAC. Although the Green Premium is real and quantifiable, the doing different movement is progressing towards a great goal: human energy demands can be met while maximizing sustainable, carbon neutral outcomes by making human decisions neutral in terms of financial or ethical tradeoffs. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/firstslidedeck daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/0059b5e1-f881-4e17-95a7-e0662eeec517/Triangle.png First Slide Deck - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/34bb5590-411e-4365-9543-910f5a745cff/Operations+Strategy+Triangle.png First Slide Deck - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/5f6191a7-29af-4a15-93d5-ab70a518fee3/Harvey+Balls.png First Slide Deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/f44a567c-64e9-4faa-840f-210349e79b28/Software+Platform.png First Slide Deck - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/oldprojects daily 0.75 2021-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626721025519-2UMGEYNDJ7OM54JS1DTF/VPP.png OLD Projects - Virtual Power Plants Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Eget velit aliquet sagittis id consectetur purus ut faucibus pulvinar. Commodo quis imperdiet massa tincidunt. At in tellus integer feugiat. Tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Turpis cursus in hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque. Volutpat commodo sed egestas egestas fringilla phasellus faucibus scelerisque. Lorem donec massa sapien faucibus et molestie ac feugiat. Vitae turpis massa sed elementum tempus egestas sed. Purus faucibus ornare suspendisse sed nisi. Vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Arcu odio ut sem nulla pharetra diam sit amet. Sit amet purus gravida quis blandit turpis cursus in. Ut tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut. Lacinia quis vel eros donec ac odio. Fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium nibh. Ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Cursus euismod quis viverra nibh cras pulvinar. Elit ut aliquam purus sit amet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626721025519-2UMGEYNDJ7OM54JS1DTF/VPP.png OLD Projects - Virtual Power Plants Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Eget velit aliquet sagittis id consectetur purus ut faucibus pulvinar. Commodo quis imperdiet massa tincidunt. At in tellus integer feugiat. Tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Turpis cursus in hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque. Volutpat commodo sed egestas egestas fringilla phasellus faucibus scelerisque. Lorem donec massa sapien faucibus et molestie ac feugiat. Vitae turpis massa sed elementum tempus egestas sed. Purus faucibus ornare suspendisse sed nisi. Vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Arcu odio ut sem nulla pharetra diam sit amet. Sit amet purus gravida quis blandit turpis cursus in. Ut tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut. Lacinia quis vel eros donec ac odio. Fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium nibh. Ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Cursus euismod quis viverra nibh cras pulvinar. Elit ut aliquam purus sit amet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1626721025519-2UMGEYNDJ7OM54JS1DTF/VPP.png OLD Projects - Virtual Power Plants Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Eget velit aliquet sagittis id consectetur purus ut faucibus pulvinar. Commodo quis imperdiet massa tincidunt. At in tellus integer feugiat. Tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Turpis cursus in hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque. Volutpat commodo sed egestas egestas fringilla phasellus faucibus scelerisque. Lorem donec massa sapien faucibus et molestie ac feugiat. Vitae turpis massa sed elementum tempus egestas sed. Purus faucibus ornare suspendisse sed nisi. Vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Arcu odio ut sem nulla pharetra diam sit amet. Sit amet purus gravida quis blandit turpis cursus in. Ut tellus elementum sagittis vitae et leo duis ut. Lacinia quis vel eros donec ac odio. Fermentum odio eu feugiat pretium nibh. Ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Cursus euismod quis viverra nibh cras pulvinar. Elit ut aliquam purus sit amet. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/projects daily 0.75 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627420290297-EW3I7GR1SZPBQTG4M8RD/VPP.png Projects - Virtual Power Plants Virtual Power Plants (VPP) connect individual homes into a central control system that monitors demand and controls supply via controlled devices including home smart thermostats and backup batteries. VPPs aggregate this flexible capacity to address peaks in electricity demand with the goal to replace natural-gas-fired peakers and help address distribution network bottlenecks. Early academic projects around 2018 become commercial applications with some notables: OhmConnect and getting paid to prevent blackouts in California, Tesla Energy VPP, and Evergen in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627421647591-RX3O2Y9P6HV4YQU1310O/US+Energy+Super+Sankey.jpeg Projects - Super Sankey Graph In 2017, Otherlab was contracted by the Advanced Research Project Agency of the Department of Energy (ARPA-e) to review all available energy data sources and create an ultra-high resolution picture of the U.S. energy economy. The Otherlab "Super Sankey" tool is available at www.departmentof.energy with downloadable files. Any 1%+ percentage area could represent a $B business opportunity in the making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627420499755-SCN0COKXCFYLOKBEO9FG/Project+Drawdown.png Projects - Project Drawdown Project Drawdown applies a sources and sinks framework to better understand how best to rebalance the climate ecosystem. A different lens from the more established supply and demand framework seems needed to change the conversions. Some great learning resources are available along with their 2020 Report that provided my first inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/ab3e6b8a-79ce-4ea6-8377-57b6b02753bd/LCA.png Projects - Life Cycle Assessments Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1629828113591-4KB57TH6W0LKC6IY55NV/CDP+Disclosures.jpeg Projects - Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), formed in 2000, is a not-for-profit that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. CDP scoring drives corporate transparency and helps to guide, incentivize and assess environmental action. In 2020, a record-breaking 9,600+ companies disclosed through CDP. Good to see CDP getting Chief Financial Officer sponsors as part of their planning agendas. New accounting, governance, and acronyms being introduced. Perhaps Enterprise Carbon Management software will be a category someday. Great to see companies like Watershed making inroads into corporate planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1627421488120-EINMLAO2C2ZL0MNI417Q/Decision+Flow.png Projects - Decision Support Tools Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/bootcamp daily 0.75 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/d182e8ec-3fd7-4df7-855d-970afd71163b/Think+Big.png Bootcamp - The order is important Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/6b2a6d99-3418-4a95-ba7f-a75258be2b04/Walk+the+Box.png Bootcamp - Walk the box Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/cab46950-3017-48bd-9189-a03f64189f7b/Competitive+Moat.png Bootcamp - People defend what they value Over the years, I have come to associate questions about competition with value from two perspectives. From the customer perspective, how do they evaluate us versus others in delivering value to what they are trying to accomplish. From an internal company perspective, how do we value what we do for customers. If a customer values what we do, are we doing and charging enough to create a lasting company that ensures continuity and trust with that customer. A competitive moat means building something that customers value and are willing to defend with you, without needing to go it alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/b136ccee-46e1-44af-9ffe-8c18416a7642/Validation.png Bootcamp - Doers describe the way Validation with customers is a continuous process. “If you are not building it, you are selling it” should be embraced. Every external person who has the “a-ha moment” using a new product is a potential champion. A clear moment for me was talking with a Midwest field sales agent in the early days of Workspot. She was polite in her feedback about our mobile access ambitions, but very specific on what she really wanted: simpler application access across mobile and personal desktops. She wanted flexibility to get up and running quickly, anywhere and anytime. Users and IT wanted us to replace Citrix and VMware entirely. What she described was what Workspot eventually evolved to be while serving a bigger market: a 100% cloud-based, virtual desktop delivery company. A key component of achieving the elusive product-market fit is building a critical mass of Doers who believe that your new way of getting things done should be the must-have default. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/c96cd461-5926-4732-8e2c-036d12213a87/Truths.png Bootcamp - Speed and control Cycles repeat themselves when it comes to new technology adoption. For example, check out these two Harvard Business Review articles on vertical integration comebacks and horizontal integration prowess within years of each other’s publishing date. Change is a constant, but one feeling remains strong: people want speed and control when it comes to leading transformation. Your place and timing in the cycle is the tricky bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/70c6f8c8-36b9-4fb4-8c05-66d1853a9c1c/Go+to+Market.png Bootcamp - Sell to, sell with, or sell thru Going direct or “sell to” customers is essential in the early days of startups to learn, build processes, and iterate. In a world of limited resources and time, leverage is a must-have by choosing a go-to-market path. Each path needs a sales playbook, so your product and team need to be ready; check out Sequoia Capital sales ready product. Educators, like industry and peer groups, are valuable subject matter experts that can validate new approaches and spread the word. A third party application partner that pulls through your product as part of their customer purchase is great for either “sell with” or “sell thru” scenarios. In the case of professional services needed to facilitate adoption, Integrators provide great leverage but require predictable and sizable project revenue in order to allocate its people. Werner Vogels at Amazon put it best when it comes to partners: work backwards from the press release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/1c781bb3-5cd0-419b-a741-74158375a70f/PEST.png Bootcamp - Timing matters Getting the timing right was a key lesson learned. The PEST (Political, Economic, Social, and Technology) framework is an oldie but goodie from business school. If it’s a real problem, what’s holding up adoption? Is it timing or will to change? Can we afford to wait for that market to develop? At one startup, we created mobile task automation software for people on the go (e.g. pharmaceutical sales) for Palm OS and Windows CE devices over GPRS networks. It was 10x faster and easier than market leader Siebel Handheld, but it did not get wide adoption. The user experience was still lacking. What we really needed came a few years later: the iPhone over 3G networks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/ba74ced3-d1a4-432b-bc24-3ca4fd45bbb1/Growing+Problem.png Bootcamp - Sell painkillers, not vitamins “We sell painkillers, not vitamins” was ingrained into enterprise sales teams by Larry Ellison during my time at Oracle. As such, product and marketing teams were tasked to address must-have problems leaving vitamins to the Facebooks of the world. Managing risk, time, and cost are constants in business. Making people do different things with new software tools is hard. Constant examination of must-have versus nice-to-have status is a mindset that needs to be company-wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ecc0d800c4aa5c8961dd96/bbc29d93-9fe2-4566-9c2a-07db593a4a64/Three+Things+Kill.png Bootcamp - Battle hymn of the Doer Software technology circles often describe the '“10x developer” as someone who is 10 times more productive than others with an equal level of expertise in the field; let’s call them “Doers” in general. While many things kill startups, people and culture are the foundation from which to build. Easier said than done; much easier. A company of Doers should be united in seeking clarity for all things, investigating ways to get more precision in solving problems, and celebrating the accuracy of results together. This order is important when thinking big, starting small, and scaling fast together. https://www.silicontocarbon.com/talk daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Talk