Village Global's Solarpunk

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  • Village Global's Solarpunk is a podcast about technology, space, and defense. We discuss how western society will use technology to adapt to the changing global landscape. We’re inspired by the theme of solarpunk — the mindset of what the planet will look like when humanity succeeds in solving major contemporary challenges through technology.
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Episodes
  • The Future of the Space Economy with Mo Islam

    The Future of the Space Economy with Mo Islam
    Nov 10 2022
    Mo Islam (@itsmoislam), co-founder of Payload Space, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon on this episode. Takeaways:

    - There is no doubt that we are in the early stages of the space economy, Mo says.

    - The cost to go to Mars will be paid many times over by the young engineers who will be inspired by the mission.

    - There are three main buckets in the space economy: space for earth (companies creating products for humans on earth via their space endeavors), space for space (companies serving other companies in space) and beyond earth (“science fiction”-type activities like colonization, mining, and exploration).

    - The International Space Station cost $100B to build.

    - SpaceX built the Falcon 9 at 1/10th the cost that NASA estimated.

    - In the 1960s there were only two space programs but now there are 80+ and they are all trying to get an economic return on investment.

    - Mo’s contrarian take is that launch is actually underhyped. Very few companies have a launch vehicle that has made it to orbit with a significant payload capacity.

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    Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

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    39 mins
  • Dual Use Tech with Ari Schuler and Andrea Garrity

    Dual Use Tech with Ari Schuler and Andrea Garrity
    Nov 3 2022
    Ari Schuler, CEO of goTenna, and Andrea Garrity, Chief Growth Officer of goTenna, join Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon join us on this episode of Solarpunk. Takeaways:

    - goTenna was founded after Hurricane Sandy when a brother and sister didn’t know if the other was safe because the cell network weren’t working. It has since grown into the company that it is today, selling to government as well as consumers.

    - Ari and Andrea suggest that startups refrain from complaining or dwelling on how tough the procurement system is to navigate in the US government. They say “pass the test, don’t fight the test.”

    - Andrea says that much of innovation is personality driven — finding the right people who will run through walls when everyone else gives up.

    - There is plenty that they would change about the government procurement system. If one agency has found a tech useful, other agencies should be able to also use that tech without going through all the paperwork and bureaucracy over again.

    - The fact that US doesn’t manufacture much at home and would be stranded if a major war started tomorrow is of concern to them.

    Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

    Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

    Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
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    39 mins
  • Spacecraft Manufacturing with Apex’s Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi

    Spacecraft Manufacturing with Apex’s Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi
    Oct 24 2022
    Ian Cinnamon (@iancinnamon), co-founder and CEO of Apex Space, and Max Benassi (@mxbenassi), co-founder and CTO, join Lucas Bagno on this episode of Solarpunk. Takeaways:

    - The cost per kilogram to get things into space has gone down dramatically over the last several years.

    - Satellites have two parts: a payload and a bus. The bus is the actual structure of the satellite and despite all the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in launch companies, basically no venture money has gone into satellite bus manufacturing.

    - Satellite buses are currently designed from the ground up and assembled by hand in small volumes.

    - Apex (apexspace.com) is working on building scalable and reliable satellite buses.

    - The founders fundamentally believe that humans will be a multi-planetary species and that in the future all these spacecraft that will be carrying people around the solar system will not be made by hand.

    - Despite the economic downturn, there has never been a better time to be a founder.

    Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

    Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

    Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
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    32 mins

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