Jeff Schnurr
@jeff_schnurr
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I build the power machines @jazaenergy
New York City | Dar | Lagos
Joined May 2009
🧵 Founder story time. I graduated from high school in Canada with top marks. but I decided I didn't want to go to university. One of my best friend's dad called me a failure. I was devastated but stuck to my decision. Here's what I did instead. 👇👇👇.
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Great video showing what we do @JazaEnergy.
⚡ In rural Tanzania, Jaza Energy is empowering women through off-grid solar hubs—creating jobs & expanding access to energy. Watch this inspiring story in our #HumanisingEnergy film, produced for us by BBC StoryWorks. Watch now: .#energytransition
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I don’t know when it started but I get most of my news by listing to 4.3.minutes of @tbpn each day.
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I have worked with Dr. Matt for over 2 years. In addition to supporting me through comms and co-founder dynamics he now teaches our leadership teams on how to have tough conversations @JazaEnergy. Highly recommend picking up his book.
There wasn't a single book I could send them. That's when I knew I had to write it. Again and again, early-stage teams would reach out, desperate for help. They needed someone who understood cofounder conflict. Someone who could get to the root causes. Someone who had real
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Thanks for stopping by the Jaza Tanzania HQ.
🌍Powering change!.The 🇨🇦 Secretary of State (International Development) met Jaza Energy, an inspiring Canadian business using rechargeable solar batteries and all-women teams to bring clean energy to remote rural communities. 💡 Innovation + 🤝 Inclusion = ⚡Impact
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This is good content . To build something durable I’ve always felt that differentiation sits nestled between quality and frequency (and the subsequent impressions or how a repeated form hits the brain). Packy pins the need for differentiation down to these 2025 times.
I started writing this essay around 830pm last night, sitting on the couch watching the Robinhood presentation. It flowed more easily than anything I've written in a while. Just hit send when it was done. A lot of people assume the world will just descend into slop. For every
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Kudos to @sebmanchester for pulling it off. Engineering products true to design isn’t easy. Also shoutout to @PhnamBagley for the design. World class.
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In this episode of how to power a continent we introduce the next generation of Jaza products. More power, faster charging, better quality. Go time.
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RT @sebmanchester: A few weeks ago I put up the batt signal for cool projects coming out of @UWaterloo @WaterlooENG.When I graduated in 201….
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There is a lot of hype about the engineering talent coming out of @UWaterloo. Our CTO just went through hundreds of @WaterlooENG projects to try to understand what the cool kids are working on 👇👇👇.
A few weeks ago I put up the batt signal for cool projects coming out of @UWaterloo @WaterlooENG.When I graduated in 2012, our projects were so cracked that @daleng had to change the rules. Since then I’ve been building hardware products with some of the world's best engineers.
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This is good. Doesn’t make up for a poor sleep but took me out of an exhausted headspace to feeling well and present.
New 20minute Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) Protocol is now available in all formats: video and/or audio for download - zero cost and no sign up to access: The science and application of NSDR to restore mental and physical vigor has been covered on the HLP.
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Updates bio to: Building small islands of coherence.
@david_perell “When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to lift the entire system to a higher order.” . - Chemist and Nobel Laureate, Illya Prigogine.
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RT @PhnamBagley: There is no better feeling than seeing your design in the field for the first time. This is our new solar hub design for….
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From hand-bombing panels off a boat to pallets and forklifts in a warehouse.
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The best coach in the business just dropped a set of resources for early stage founders. @amybue has been my go-to resource for all things mindset over the past year and I couldn’t endorse her more.
One of the first things I realized when I joined YC was that all founders were struggling with the stress, chaos, and uncertainty of starting a startup. Even YC's dinner speakers - the literal best founders in the world - often spoke about how years of burnout and stress.
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