Jamin Ball(@jaminball):You only need to listen to 2 minutes of this episode with @ZachBDell to feel like an expert. Very clear and concise “We look at a very simple correlation of consumption of energy per capita to GDP per capita. The takeaway is the more energy a population is able to consume, the better their life gets.”

2026.09.06 18:18

You only need to listen to 2 minutes of this episode with @ZachBDell to feel like an expert. Very clear and concise “We look at a very simple correlation of consumption of energy per capita to GDP per capita. The takeaway is the more energy a population is able to consume, the better their life gets.”

David Senra@davidsenra

2026.09.06 14:00

My conversation with @ZachBDell, co-founder of @basepowerco. 0:00 Energy Abundance & the Power Demands of AI 6:15 How Batteries Make the Grid More Efficient 9:09 Early Ventures & the Insight Behind Base 15:34 We Don't Sell Batteries. We Sell Electricity. 22:25 How Base Works With Utilities & Competes for Customers 30:44 Learning From Michael Dell: The "Dad Terminal" 32:22 Vertical Integration & Lessons From SpaceX 39:34 Writing Clearly & Making Time to Think 44:53 North Stars, Turtles & Relentless Execution 53:55 Learning From Great Founders & Building a Beloved Brand 56:27 What's Your Constraint? 1:06:26 Base Core & Taking Control of Manufacturing 1:11:02 A Lifelong Mission & the Last Company He'll Build Includes paid partnerships.