13:41You Don’t Have To Be A Billionaire To Launch Satellites
Astranis shows how a small team can start a capital intensive aerospace company without billionaire founders. The founders began with a prototype satellite built in three months during YC, using it to prove they could build and operate a spacecraft and attract investors. The talk describes how they stayed scrappy while building their first satellite, then expanded into in house manufacturing and testing. Its central lesson is that domain experience, a strong co-founder, ambitious milestones, and perseverance can help a startup take on hard technology.