Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, is leading the boldest effort in decades to bring back commercial supersonic flightâthis time with product-market fit.
We talk about what went wrong with the worldâs first try at supersonic commercial aircraft (launched in the 70s), why Boeing hasnât introduced a new plane in over a decade, and how Blakeâs startup is building a jet that flies 2x faster than todayâs aircraftâwithout the sonic boom. This episode is a crash course in engineering ambition, regulatory dysfunction, and what it takes to defy gravity and incumbents.
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) The History and Evolution of Aviation
(01:12) The Rise and Fall of Concorde
(05:25) The Impact of Government and Founders on Innovation
(08:57) Regulatory Challenges and Business Models
(26:53) Boom's Vision for Supersonic Travel
(47:10) Building Trust with Regulators
(48:16) Challenges in the Aerospace Startup
(49:36) Recruiting Talent from Unlikely Places
(55:47) The Importance of Mission Success Events
(01:01:52) Developing a Custom Jet Engine
(01:22:54) Reindustrialization and Economic Strategy
(01:34:42) Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Executive Producer: Rashad Assir
Producer: Leah Clapper
Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky
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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
