Backing founders solving our wildfire crisis @convectivecap. Early investor in 50+ companies. Husband & new dad! Former CEO @wepay (acq @jpmorgan)
Jan 13 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Of course that's your contention.
You're a VC associate turned wildfire expert, just got done reading some American Dynamism, probably @pmarca?
Next, you'll be talking about the 2014 water bill, the smelt and blaming Newsom til you realize...
municipal water systems aren't built for the simultaneous demand and pressure drop seen in urban conflagrations and reservoirs have no bearing.
Then you'll be recommending @watchdutyapp to your LA @sohohouse buddies and did they know it was #1 in the app store and a nonprofit?
Jan 8 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
How to solve wildfire: 1) Forest & fuel management (need to 100x what we do now in terms of acreage per year) 2) Rapid detection & initial attack (camera + satellite detection with <10 minute drone suppression response) 3) Home & community hardening
4) reduce utility ignitions through better vegetation management, undergrounding, and ESPS
Oct 14, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
1/ As a rural landlowner in California, (170 acres in Mendocino County) I've been attending these weekly Fire Science seminars from @gollnerfire at @UCBerkeley. My learnings so far in a thread... frg.berkeley.edu/california-fir…2/ Did you know that the number of wildfires annually in the US has actually declined over the last 35 years? From approximately 80k annually in 1985 to approximately 40k in 2020.