designing and manufacturing high-tech campervans, mobile command centers, healthcare vehicles and more @groundedevs 🚐 🇺🇸 prev software engineering @spacex 🚀
Detroit, MI
Joined August 2013
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Sam Shapiro retweeted
i regret to inform you there's absolutely no need to go visit china to see how they manufacture. we know what has to be done. if you want to solve this problem in america, either write a check, build a factory, or get out of the way. thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sam Shapiro retweeted
A growing backlog, real hardware shipped, and a long list of evangelist customers
My guy @sambshapiro is a grinder!
Excited for @CapitalAlso to double down on @groundedevs as they build the enablement layer for the connected fleets of the future
@TechCrunch
Sam Shapiro retweeted
moltbook asks the important question: what if we created the alignment researchers' worst nightmare?
Sam Shapiro retweeted
The best Hard Tech companies build their own software stacks
SpaceX did this
So is @groundedevs
Today we deployed the first released version of @groundedevs OS to the entire company — it’s a CEO-coded tech stack to run the entire company with
First version is “just” a complete MRP built from scratch with inventory mgmt, work orders, gantt scheduling, eBom and aBom tracking, cost history, etc
A lot more features coming daily… eventually sales, marketing, finance, the true everything app
Only possible on a 15-20 person team because of AI
Sam Shapiro retweeted
Not sure how @gm's lawyers will be feeling about what we did to their truck. But Sexy Brexy wasn't going to make itself
Full episode with looks @slateauto and @groundedevs and, of course, Detroit is down below on YouTube.
Sam Shapiro retweeted
Our first Detroit episode is out, and it's glorious with visits to @slateauto and @sambshapiro's Grounded RVs.
We also may have upset the legal staff @gm with what we did to their loaner vehicle, but I think everyone will admit that the creation of our @brexHQ Mobile was worth it
Full episode right here - corememory.com/p/can-detroit…
Sam Shapiro retweeted
Factory Visits #62-#64
#62: Grounded: @sambshapiro's Grounded was one of Takton's first factory visits back in 2024, and one of our first three Industry Partners. Going back this year to see all of their progress was a highlight of the roadshow.
#63: Matikon is a global automotive manufacturer of advanced kinematic parts, supplying many of the luxury brands you're familiar with. Think motorized air vents, electric charging flaps, cupholders, and more.
#64: @davidliuxyz and @devonkcopeland's FinalRev got two visits this year. One to their original facility in Oakland, and one to their new facility in Berkeley. They're on a mission to offer fast, machined parts in every industrial region in the US.
Sam Shapiro retweeted
Just wrapped the 4th cohort of my @MavenHQ Startup Brand Strategy course.
What a great crew! We had founders and marketers working on everything from electric vehicles to healthcare and design tools to animal protein. An intense 2 weeks — and amazing to see the progress made.
ALT Cohort 4 Workshop
Sam Shapiro retweeted
The hero of February was the Seattle Flu Study, which raised the alarm about community spread; the villain was the FDA, which refused to allow private companies to develop tests.
Incredibly, the FDA is doubling down.
nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/co…
