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We're on the way to drive billions of dollars for forest restoration via carbon credits. With economic incentives that work it absolutely possible.

I'm the founder of Pachama (YC W19) where we're working to help make this market efficient and accountable.

Thanks Gustaf! Yes, we will be hiring for many roles soon. Email us to jobs@pachama.com!

This is total non-sense. There are so many deserted areas in the US and all over the planet -where radiance is actually a lot higher- where to install solar panels.

That's awesome, this definitely helps. And if you don't own a house you can also take part on this by offsetting your emissions buying Forest Carbon Credits. At Pachama (YC W19) (Pachama.com) we're working to make it easier, cheaper and more reliable to certify and monitor carbon credits from Forest Projects, and then to make it easier for anyone to buy those credits. We're also hiring!

Can you talk a bit about the technology behind it?

Great initiative. Is it going to be possible to ask questions in real time?

10,000 mah is the same as 10 amp hour. And that is 6 times what an iPhone has actually

Agree. I have specific stories in which it did make a difference, but it's just anecdotal data. To make it a solid solution we should work in partnership with the airlines (which we are planning to do)

That's correct. Stay tuned, we'll release technical details in a blog post soon. Thanks for the feedback

It's not just Bluetooth. We will be publishing the details of our full tracking solution soon

When we sent the YC application we hadn't launch the campaign yet. By the time we had the interview with the partners the campaign had been live for some days and was starting to take off. It definetly helped there to show that we were "making something people want".

First off we have filed for patents for the main aspects of the invention. But most importantly, we think that they will have a harder time because they don't have a software and electronics expertise internally. Plus, we think it will take a "startup ethos" of rapid iteration and closeness to the customer to get the product right.

Thanks!! Startup Chile mafia ftw. Yes, we included all the features and future ideas in our YC application. In the interview we talked about the vision for the company and I think the partners liked it. Although to be honest I felt that the interview didn't go well at all. Yes, we have a system for auto-turn-off at take-off. When there isn't service we will be able to tap into a bluetooth network if available. If not it will wake up and send location as soon as it can. We think the lock, id and location tracking will actually provide more security against any criminals.

Yes, there are several devices that accomplish the tasks of the individual features that our product includes. But there were no solution with everything integrated in one single product. The Uber idea is great. We actually thought of something similar. Hopefully we can make it happen soon

It will help the airline know where the bag is, and ideally get it back to you faster. At the moment they don't have simple ways to know that information, which is crazy.

Initially there will be no additional cost for the basic level service. We might offer a premium version down the road. Still defining coverage but aiming to have a practical global coverage. The battery's capacity is 10,000 milliamps per hour. Yes, there are many hacks you can do to achieve a similar tracking ability. We want to provide a comprehensive solution in which the location tracking is just a part of it.

Here one of the co-founders. Happy to answer any questions about our company and technology

Why you didn't go with one of the crowdfunding sites?

Great story guys

Really good hack guys. Keep building it! (I do agree the name is not great)

Congrats guys! Great to see a company from Barcelona getting this success. Inspiration for all Europe.

That's very generous brother. Good karma for real life.

This is great. As someone from South America I appreciate their efforts. I hope they do very well.

Many (smart) people continue thinking of Design as "how it looks" and not "how it works". Pretty animations and slick frames is not what matter, but what problem are you solving and how.

WeHostels app has the largest number of accommodations for less than $100 almost anywhere in the world (they include budget hotels, hostels, bed & breakfast, etc). Plus the app is really easy to use on the go. It's perfect for last minute budget travel.

We need more entrepreneurs like this guys, really trying to solve hard problems that can secure the long lasting existence of humanity.

Permissionless innovation. Way to go.