Blake Scholl: The Problem With Becoming an Expert

Y Combinator

Resumen

Blake Scholl discusses the stagnation of aviation technology, specifically the loss of supersonic travel capabilities since the Concorde era. He shares his journey of founding Boom Supersonic, a company dedicated to building a new generation of sustainable and faster aircraft. Scholl advocates for a 'first principles' approach to engineering, emphasizes the importance of vertical integration, and shares his philosophy on startup leadership, regulatory engagement, and the necessity of building things that matter to the world.

Capítulos

  1. 0:00La Estancación del Vuelo Supersónico
  2. 3:37El Sueño y el Vuelo XB1
  3. 12:23Innovación en Hardware Aeroespacial
  4. 17:36Financiación y el "Por Qué" de Boom
  5. 26:11Contratación y Regulación Estratégica
  6. 31:04Lecciones de un Fundador de Deep Tech
  7. 39:39Superar el Estancamiento del Experto

Temas tratados

  • The Stagnation of Aviation
  • The Power of Supersonic Speed

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Extracto de la transcripción

I want to start by saying Houston, we have a problem. In 1969, we landed on the moon for the first time and the same year we flew Concord, the faster than the speed of sound airliner. The future was supposed to be faster and better. where we're supposed to look forward to innovation in air and in space. And yet, half a century later, we can't go to the moon and we can't fly faster than the speed of sound. And not only have we lost the ability to go fast, we've lost the ability to do things even at any kind of reasonable speed. This was the Wall Street Journal just a couple weeks ago. It now takes Lockheed more than two years to build a new Patriot missile interceptor. This is crazy. This is no way to build the future and this is no way to win a war. If we look back at history, this is the Boeing 707. This is the airliner that brought us into the jet age. But if we fast forward half a cen…