David Ladd (@davidrobertladd) 's Twitter Profile
David Ladd

@davidrobertladd

Developing new stuff @Bechtel. Views are my own.

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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The reason government programs are so inefficient is that, unlike a commercial company, the feedback loop for improvement is broken, because they have a state-mandated monopoly and can’t go out of business if customers are unhappy. No matter how bad the service is at your DMV

David Ladd (@davidrobertladd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We are bound in the present, focused on the past, rotting from the inside with nothing to pull us forward.” - Matt Chandler #patience #aimhigher #sacrifice #innovation From The Village Church - Sermons: Patience, Nov 9, 2025 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pat… This material may be

David Ladd (@davidrobertladd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“If ever I wanted to kill opposition by unfair means I would endow the opposition with experts. They would have so much good advice that I could be sure they would do little work.” - Henry Ford #Innovation #crescendo

Shane Parrish (@shaneaparrish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Efficiency is the enemy of magic. Any idiot can cut visible costs by firing the doorman. But the invisible costs are where the magic happens. When you optimize for efficiency, you often kill the very thing that customers value.

Jay’V (@jayvthegreat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The main people on this app that call Black conservatives “Koons, uncle toms, bootlickers, sellouts, pick-me’s, etc.” are all people like this guy or gal, whichever he or she wants to go by. Don’t take insults from these clowns seriously. They idolize their skin color, their

X Freeze (@amxfreeze) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Walter Isaacson explains exactly how Elon Musk uses first principles thinking to build rockets: When young Elon wanted to send people to space, he first tried buying used rockets from Russia. They jacked him around - it didn’t work So he went back to first principles. He asked:

Margaret Thatcher (@realmrsthatcher) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We must not profess the Christian faith and go to church simply because we want social reform and benefits, or a better standard of behaviour, but because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom, and the supreme sacrifice of Christ.

Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To our Christian friends in Israel, the United States and around the world, we wish you a blessed and joyful Easter. Christians are persecuted across the Middle East, in Syria, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey and beyond. But in our region, Israel alone protects our Christian community

Homeland Security (@dhsgov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people who he hath chosen for his own inheritance.’ —Psalm 33:12 May God continue to shed his grace on our great nation.

‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people who he hath chosen for his own inheritance.’ —Psalm 33:12

May God continue to shed his grace on our great nation.
First Lady Melania Trump (@flotus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to

Bechtel Corporation (@bechtel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2007, Bechtel helped complete HS1. Britain's first high-speed rail line. 68 miles. 186 mph. Paris, 35 minutes closer. That kind of delivery doesn't happen by accident. spr.ly/6012BBTYdp

David Ladd (@davidrobertladd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth" - Plato “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:31b-32. #hardtruths #truth #innovation