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Co-founder and CEO at Onsemble. Husband. Dad. Previously: California's Chief Technology Innovation Officer. 13+ years at Google – Google Ventures, YouTube, Blogger, FeedBurner (acquired). he / him.
Blog:https://tins.rklau.com/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickklau/
Company:https://onsemble.com
Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/rickklau.com

I’ve been really impressed at how much Bluesky has filled the void I’d been feeling post-Twitter. I gave Threads a try, eventually found the clickbait algorithm to be maddening.

Hard to put a finger on why it’s meeting that need better than Mastodon, but I think the density of accounts from adjacent spaces (politics, science, journalism, sports) on Bluesky has felt more robust than it has here.

I’m here for anyone who’s hanging out on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rickklau.com

Rick Klau (@rickklau.com)

Co-founder & CEO, Onsemble. Husband. Dad. Previously: California's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, 13+ years Google, FeedBurner. he / him.

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@earth2marsh @rklau general sense that the Threads algo is pretty heavy-handed, plus searching for conversations on Threads is frequently difficult

Giving Openvibe a try after mostly just posting on Threads for a while.

Looking forward to reconnecting 🙏🏻

@LeeS we looked at a few different approaches; given our long-term vision for the company we're building, getting customers familiar with the app & our connection to their appliances felt like the right approach.

Ultimately, the upgrade process generally is pretty messy - we wanted to create as simple and polished an experience as possible.

You def don't need an app - users are free to explore the incentive landscape themselves, research manufacturers, find a contractor, manage the installation process... we just felt we could do better.

📢 FILM UPDATE: Looks like things may be moving ahead with #INFLUX (movie title RESISTOR). Excited to see this news!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-next-movie-sony-resistor-1235920343/

#Film #News #Resistor #scifi #thriller

Will Smith Books Next Movie with Sony’s ‘Resistor’

The Escape Artists project follows the success of his most recent film, 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die.'

The Hollywood Reporter
Each day, someone is born that didn’t know the internet classic™ way to keep your hotel room’s blackout curtains together using the pants holder thingy on a hotel clothes hanger
@rklau To say a bit more:
#1 removed uncertainty (Will I actually qualify? How much work will it take?) and also completely removed the burden of filing and chasing that paperwork.
#2 I'm not knowledgeable enough to make an informed judgment when researching and choosing an installer. Plus, I've been burned enough by "add-on work" to be wary. Onsemble brokered the relationship and then acted like a mediator to ensure that both parties worked better together and that my expectations were met.

Like @rklau, I also replaced our gas water heater with a heat pump in March. Two game-changing aspects about Onsemble:
1. They front the incentives, meaning the out-of-pocket costs are built-in to the job.
2. They are outcome-oriented, meaning they mediate the relationship with the plumber/electrician.

https://sfba.social/@rklau/112457436479907716

Rick Klau (@[email protected])

I've been posting a series on LinkedIn about my water heater upgrade, from gas-fired water heaters to heat pump water heaters. (For those that missed it, I co-founded Onsemble to make this upgrade easier for homeowners.) Figured a few folks here might appreciate seeing links to those posts: - Post 1: Upgrading my water heaters avoided 20 metric tons of carbon emissions from being emitted over the life of the prior water heaters. (This stat still boggles my mind. One house. TWENTY METRIC TONS OF EMISSIONS AVOIDED.) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rickklau_decarbonization-sfclimateweek-activity-7188574858480443394-Sw-m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3BoRBTTSpCRZm0OalHfwPghw%3D%3D

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@earth2marsh Marsh!! Can't thank you enough for sharing this – means the world to me to see such validation of our team's work. 🙏