Guest post by Joe Bastardi
Well Anthony, here it is, just for the great folks that go to your
wonderful site ( I have made no secret of my love it, so I guess I am
being redundant).
On March 11th, Weatherbell Analytics announced that Joe D’Aleo and I would be working together to develop the premier long range weather forecasting center in the world. When I looked at what was coming together, I decided this is where my next step in doing what I was made to do had to be.
FIrst of all, in Joe D’Aleo, I have a colleague that needs no introduction to the major meteorology people of the world. Joe and I have similar methods of arriving at forecasts, and understand big picture to small focus forecasting ideas.. where one must be able to step back and understand the major players on the field to be able to correctly identify and forecast the events that carry so much wait in any given forecast. So many times, I saw we had an independent consensus. In other words we arrived at the same conclusion, without consulting with each other, that it became apparent that we were on the same wavelength. However the differences we have will be used to challenge each other to come up with the right final conclusion. The fact that we have similar ideas on the overall trend in the global temperature, and for the same basic physical reasons, which trump the idea that a trace gas needed for life on the planet can cause so much variation, gives us an up on those that simply want to bet its going to be warm. Knowing where we were, but where we are going is crucial to having the correct backdrop in a forecast.
The owner and founder of the company, Michael Barak is a Cornell engineering graduate who loves the weather and will give us the chance to use our skills in many more ways than we have done so far . A good long range forecast can supply many needs. The vision and boldness of Michael gives us a major up. He is determined to make sure Joe and I can fight in all the arenas available, so the success of the company will rely on the success of the forecasts, being used the right way.
WeatherBell has given me a system where I can blog to my hearts content with all the graphics I want, and our video setup is one where my new video vigilantes, the atmospheric avenger and the WeatherBell Raging WeatherBull will appear several times a day.. and at night.
Quite frankly, for me, this set up is manna from heaven.
In short, its a long road to be part of a start up and try to reach the top. But Joe and I live for the weather, we both understand it is what we were made to do, and we are here to do it. I have already said we are the LaMotta and Marciano of weather, men whose names end in a vowel, and wont throw in the towel. And we are here with WeatherBell with one mission.. to climb to the top.
Interesting company name and appropriate for both Joe and I, because we will answer the WeatherBell in every round.
As always, ciao for now!
FIrst of all, in Joe D’Aleo, I have a colleague that needs no introduction to the major meteorology people of the world. Joe and I have similar methods of arriving at forecasts, and understand big picture to small focus forecasting ideas.. where one must be able to step back and understand the major players on the field to be able to correctly identify and forecast the events that carry so much wait in any given forecast. So many times, I saw we had an independent consensus. In other words we arrived at the same conclusion, without consulting with each other, that it became apparent that we were on the same wavelength. However the differences we have will be used to challenge each other to come up with the right final conclusion. The fact that we have similar ideas on the overall trend in the global temperature, and for the same basic physical reasons, which trump the idea that a trace gas needed for life on the planet can cause so much variation, gives us an up on those that simply want to bet its going to be warm. Knowing where we were, but where we are going is crucial to having the correct backdrop in a forecast.
The owner and founder of the company, Michael Barak is a Cornell engineering graduate who loves the weather and will give us the chance to use our skills in many more ways than we have done so far . A good long range forecast can supply many needs. The vision and boldness of Michael gives us a major up. He is determined to make sure Joe and I can fight in all the arenas available, so the success of the company will rely on the success of the forecasts, being used the right way.
WeatherBell has given me a system where I can blog to my hearts content with all the graphics I want, and our video setup is one where my new video vigilantes, the atmospheric avenger and the WeatherBell Raging WeatherBull will appear several times a day.. and at night.
Quite frankly, for me, this set up is manna from heaven.
In short, its a long road to be part of a start up and try to reach the top. But Joe and I live for the weather, we both understand it is what we were made to do, and we are here to do it. I have already said we are the LaMotta and Marciano of weather, men whose names end in a vowel, and wont throw in the towel. And we are here with WeatherBell with one mission.. to climb to the top.
Interesting company name and appropriate for both Joe and I, because we will answer the WeatherBell in every round.
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Joe, congrats on your new home. I look forward to your insights at WeatherBell
Anthony .. expect an Insta-lanche.
I figured you would land with both feet running, good to hear Joe!
The two of you will be amazing and I’m also sure you’ll have no problem attracting subscribers. Good luck and Godspeed.
Praise God! I’m in withdrawal and need a JB fix! My finger has been twitching even for TWC. Somebody stop me!
The icing on the cake would be to sign on Piers Corbyn.
D’Aleo’s paper on the correlation of natural forcings and temperature is what brought me to this site a few years ago. It is appropriate that this site will send me to Weather Bell.
Joe,
To your audiences hold up four (4) fingers and ask the question, “What are the chances 4 molecules in 10,000 (400 ppm in IPCC speak) control our climate?” Then provide the answer:
Answer: about 4 in 10,000
Give it a try. It really gets their attention.
WoW! two of the best weather guessers in the world as a team. And showmen to boot.
Michael Barak has a dream team for this new effort. I must examine this Weatherbell Analytics further. Best of luck to you all. pg
Good Luck … Always good to go forward with all you know and shine in your new endeavor with a great team. Looking forward to enjoying your thoughts, as always.
Sounds like a Dream Team to me….
Chow Bobbi 🙂
Just so refreshing to follow a bloke that loves what he does and wants to get it right, not because of any political leaning, or ideology. (I actually hope Joe B is a democrat, which would give me hope) 🙂
Joe B seems to want to get it right, because that proves he’s good at it.
Good luck to you Joe. I really do hope your expectations in your new venture are realised.
Look forward to hearing from you.
P.S. any chance of an Austrailian market for your forecasts? Love to see ya trump our Co2, politically funded biased BOM (Bureau of Meteorology)
Dream team is right, just what the farmers ordered.
Joe,
I like you a lot. And I’m happy for you. Your dedication is inspiring me to become more too. I hope you accomplish more than you are dreaming for.
“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think……”
🙂
All the best,
Gene Nemetz
Just watched a video of Joe B over at WeatherBell.
The blokes Maaaad as a wheel! Love it! About time we had someone that wasn’t a “BarbyDoll” robot.
Joe. You gotta train someone from Australia!! We need this stuff.
Joe Bastardi & Joe D’Aleo,
Your new management sounds very supportive of your endeavors. Congratulations.
I wish the best of entrepreneurial success to you all.
John
Good luck to the both of you. Can’t wait for WeatherBell to be up and running full blast!
polistra says:
March 12, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Excellent! Ditto the question about stock. I’ve never bought a stock before, but this is an enterprise I’d like to help capitalize.
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I would be surprised if this venture went public anytime soon. If you’ve never bought a stock before, don’t wait for this one. Learn how and why to invest in the mean time. If this enterprise gets past the incubator stage (I wish them the best) and past the penny stock/pink sheet listing to a proper IPO is a long, long road. Potential investors should learn about that road before investing in new companies.
I hope the Joes can produce a ‘product’ that is profitable for all involved. If you like the product, you can buy it, if you don’t you don’t. Investing has different rules to be learned. New venture investing is not done with a couple of $20 bills in the wallet (more like $1M+ that you may never see again).
I don’t want to take the shine off their new business, just inform the readers here. New businesses are the foundation of our economic system. Creative destruction, yada, yada. But, we should know the rules of the game before we invest (or gamble).
Okay, okay….I can’t let this lie…..I’ve read all the responses….and no one has said it yet….”This evenings attraction, from WeatherBell, the ONE TWO punch of Joe Bastardi and Joe D’Aleo!….Let the RUMBLE begin!”.
I’ll…..just…..shuffle off to my corner now, spit in the bucket, get my cut taken care of and wait for the next round.
BTW, congratulations Mr. Joe Bastardi……and your colleage Joe D’Aleo.
Joe 2.0……..DownLoad Now
Way to go! You can’t beat Joe squared. 🙂
Congrats to Mike, Joe, and Joe, and best wishes!
Doing what you do with people who support it is a good deal. My first computer programming course rewrote my life’s plans when I realized that’s what I was made to do. 40 years later it’s still fun.
So is this temporary excursion into climate change and correcting people’s expectations. However, I look forward to you two making my activity here unnecessary!
All the best Joe. I’d like to see you give the Aussie BoM a bit of bash too.
“John A. Jauregui says:
March 12, 2011 at 8:31 pm”
Its a lot lot less than that 4 in 10,000 molecules. If we round up for ease and consider only the human contributions of CO2 as this is what is driving climate change according to AGW theory, its only ~4% of that 4 in 10,000. The chances now become even slimmer.
Great news.
To echo other comments, I hope that you will have both the opportunity and the time to do your old European weather thing as well. You have a global relevance, and the world needs you.
Meanwhile, you are now bookmarked.
Cheers
JJ
Yeah, agree with a few commentors here….any chance of perhaps hooking in with Piers Corbyn’s ‘Weatheraction’? Not as a joint venture necessarily, but as a “mutual alliance” or something to that effect. Weatheraction focusses more on extreme events – so if Weatherbell focuses on longer-term ‘trends’, and Weatheraction looked at specific major ‘events’ – it would make an excellent partnership.
I don’t see how Piers Corbyn makes money.
Splendid news. May the WeatherBell ring out loud and clear – if there’s one thing better than a rational voice, it’s a rational chorus.
I’ll second that comment about signing up Piers Corbyn, too. On our side of the pond (the “EUSSR” side), you really have to go out of your way to hear anything other than the alarmist “frogs’ chorus”, so Joe No. 3 (Joe Public) is still seriously misguided.