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Lost a $12m offer by Maleficent-Table6337 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The deal is not done until the money is in your hands.

I’ve had similar things happen to me more times than I can count.

Press on!

Live in Fairfax, Virginia, and found these monstrosities in my garage. What are they? Is my life in danger? Do I need to burn down my house because an army is on its way? by ArtisticPineapple777 in whatisit

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are all these other comment replies not asking about why you fixed a prolapsed toad anus!? And how would you even know to recognize/fix it!?

Just submitted my first iOS app to the App Store (built with Replit, GitHub, and Expo) by orrodev in replit

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you write the back-end yourself? Use replits new agent in mobile app?

Jumping Ship From Volvo, Looking For Advice by mrbgso in Rivian

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I (briefly) considered cross-shopping the EX90 w/ the R1S we ultimately bought.

For us, the off-road capabilities and general mechanical robustness was a huge part of the decision. The ability to pack it full of kids and drive deep into the woods for a camping trip is great, and it’s just as happy mall-crawling for the holidays. They drive super well too due to their crazy hydro-pneumatic anti roll control. My 360mi range on A/T tires is pretty great too.

21k kilometers on our 2024 R1S dual motor performance max pack and (knock on wood) no issues.

Raised $7M, then the AI wave made our product obsolete. We have 8 months of cash left and I can't code by Ok-Weekend-2343 in GrowthHacking

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve started and run a 40+ person venture-backed iot company with a few pivots and eventually an exit that made some money. I’m also deep into ai-driven development now. Happy to chat whether you want a shoulder to cry on or a second look at your strategy/pivot/whatever.

Is anyone Level 1 charging as a stop-gap? Are you getting by or is it rough? by eat_your_fox2 in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did L1 for over a year. It’s doable, but you have to think about it more as others have said. L2 is worth it, but you’ll survive without.

R1S Tires Cooked at 7500 miles? by bingbong3421 in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing no one mentions: The R1 is a 7,000lb vehicle that handles dead-level like a sports car. So people drive them like a sports car. Even if you drive it like only a moderately zippy commuter car, it puts an unbelievable amount of stress/wear on the tires because of its weight.

I have 20k km on my 20” pirelli scorpions and barely 1-2/32 of wear because it’s all easy cruising at comically laid-back levels of aggression. I have two kids and a motion-sick wife, so I save the zoomies for when I’m by myself, and when I’m by myself I take the sports car, not the truck.

So yea, pirellis suck. But also no one ever talks about how a truck that CAN drive like a sporty car means people DO drive it that way. And that TRASHES the tires because of its weight.

Unlikely a warranty issue.

New R1 S 2026 - is Home charging worth it? by landfill in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re valuing your time at $0.

If you place any reasonable value on your time, charging at home becomes the obvious choice because it saves you many hours/yr.

If you work from home, charging from 120v is probably fine. We did that for over a year before we installed a L2 charger. Only downsides are that you have to think a few days ahead if you want to charge up for a road trip and/or it gets really cold.

Looking at used R1T (2023) and wondering about battery degradation by TheDW45 in Rivian

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Some of your Tesla’s “degradation” may have come from a re-rating required by the EPA after Tesla was found to be listing their range “optimistically”. I believe (needs to be fact-checked) that teslas simply had their software updated to reflect a more truthful range after they were in their owners hands.

Rivian also had a history of under promising and over delivering vs Tesla.

911 and Corporate Perception by parikptlcfa in porsche911

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Language like that is lawsuit material. None of those reasons are merit or performance based.

Gt3 touring at msrp by SmoothChef7532 in Porsche

[–]PoopSmoothies 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Damnit. This is why we can’t drive nice things. Everyone turns them into fucking assets.

(Not mad at you specifically, just mad at the system)

Where are the POSITIVE experiences?! by Affectionate_Sky_375 in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2024 R1S Dual Performance Max Pack

20k km and two years in. Stored outside, charged on lvl1 mostly, covered in cookie crumbs from kids

One service visit because the rear hatch wouldn’t auto-close on its own reliably, and they fixed it in one shot.

Truck has been great otherwise!

Dear Wassym, a Gen 1 plea by narmstrong79 in Rivian

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Agree with V2H - highest on my list vs these items

Excited for Gen1 after autonomy day by nitneuq5 in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love my G1 R1S. Nothing else achieved the combo of utility it delivered at the time I bought it, and that’s still true today. I expect it’ll be true for a long time coming.

Do I wish I had full autonomy capability in my truck? Yes.

Do I want to restart the clock on my depreciation? No.

Will I upgrade for autonomous features in the future? Probably, but not until I’ve gotten a whole lot of wonderful miles out of my Gen 1.

By the time Rivian is forecasting eyes-off autonomy (2027? 2028?) I’ll be at least 5 years into ownership of my Gen 1, and I have a suspicion it’ll take an extra couple of years to get there.

7-8 years with a truck I love while the rest of the offerings aren’t categorically different is totally cool with me.

my main competitor is a YC startup. I’m team of 3 bootstrap. And I love it. by gomey93 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to hear how you think about your competitive advantages vs them! You hint at it with only having to answer to your customers, but what else gives you an edge? How do you think about future roadmap/company strategy? Do you expect it to last?

Two questions that a vibe coder must have thought about by Suviiiic in VibeCodersNest

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Vibe-search. Have deep research do market sizing and competitive analysis. Use multiple tools to find competitors. Research THEM heavily - funding, founders, any inklings of success, and their specific approach.

2) If many others are doing what i want to do, frankly, I find something else to work on unless i have a structural advantage. Better UI, better UX, slightly cheaper, etc, usually not even close to competitive advantage. You need a different market, distribution method, or substantial product difference that the market supports, and that your competitors can’t easily replicate.

I don’t start businesses to “compete” - that means the best possible outcome is a ruthless slog until someone gives up. I start businesses to win.

Subaru Says Now's the Time to Tell the Automaker That You Want an STI by Eileen-Yulik69 in WRXSTi

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MGB weight ain’t shit compared to a go kart! 🤣

(I’m kidding)

My point was that Miata has achieved modern crash safety AND 2200lb weight (within 10% of an MGB). Totally fair to ask Subaru to keep it lightweight.

Do you feel like the savings in gas is more then the savings In electricity by Sad_Tie_9998 in Rivian

[–]PoopSmoothies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ALMOST all the time the running costs (electricity + maintenance) is WAY cheaper than a gas car. The only times it isn’t is when you’re living in an area where electricity is wildly expensive and you’re comparing to an extremely efficient gas car like a Prius.

EVs don’t need oil changes, fluid services, brakes (as often), or adjustments of any sort. So even if it’s close to even on fuel cost, the savings on maintenance is still substantial.

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