Co-founder AuxoAI, trivia geek.

Joined February 2009
A Fourth of July heatwave sounds like a weather story. Parades cancelled. Power grids strained. People searching for shade. But the bigger story is older: heat creates markets for manufactured cold. 1/
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That is the connection to today’s heatwaves. Extreme heat does not just create discomfort. It creates demand for artificial seasons. First ice. Then refrigeration. Then air conditioning. Now cities, hospitals, food systems, and data centers depend on manufactured cold. 7/
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The chain: heatwaves → demand for cold → Frederic Tudor → New England ice to Calcutta → cold as cargo → ice companies → refrigeration → artificial seasons as modern life Everything connected.
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Wimbledon heat sounds like a tennis story. Players sweating. Fans searching for shade. Organizers worrying about safety. But it connects to something much bigger: air conditioning, movie theaters, and the invention of the summer blockbuster. 1/
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So when Wimbledon players search for air conditioning, it is not just a comfort story. It is part of an old pattern: heat changes behavior, cooling creates new rituals, and those rituals become businesses. 9/
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The chain: Wimbledon heat → air-conditioning scramble → Willis Carrier → humidity control in a printing plant → cooled movie theaters → summer blockbusters → entertainment built around escaping heat Everything connected.
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Leading indicator of bubble: “It’s almost a curse if you’re an early AI company and you have revenue, because then you get valued on the numbers, not just the story,” said Clayton of Meritech Capital. (WSJ)
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