Building Data Centers in Space?! StarCloud’s Mission to Revolutionize Compute

00:00 - 00:50 Intro

00:50 - 01:23 What's StarCloud?

1:23 - 02:05 Why GPUs in Space?

02:05 - 03:35 Abundant Energy

03:35 - 05:50 Why No One Did It Before

05:50 - 07:30 Starship Economics

07:30 - 08:50 Philip’s Background

08:50 - 10:00 Can Anyone Start a Space Company?

10:00 - 12:30 Building in Space

12:30 - 13:20 Does Space Solar Affect Earth?

13:20 - 17:00 Raising an $11M Seed Round

17:00 - 19:00 Spending Habits

19:00 - 20:00 Hiring at StarCloud

20:00 - 21:00 Relocating

21:00 - 24:15 Hard vs. Easy Startups

24:15 - 25:35 Skepticism & Critics

25:35 - 27:00 The Rebrand

27:00 - 29:25 Next Steps

29:25 - 30:25 Book Recommendations

30:25 - 30:56 Closing Thought

In this episode of The Lobster Talks, we sit down with Philip Johnston, Founder & CEO of Starcloud (formerly Lumen Orbit). He’s on a groundbreaking mission to build massive GPU data centers in outer space—tapping into abundant solar energy, sidestepping Earth’s power constraints, and completely rethinking what’s possible for cloud computing.

Listen in as we explore:

• How Starcloud plans to harness orbital launch cost drops (thanks, Starship!)

• Why running GPUs in space could transform data processing

• The challenges and breakthroughs of launching a next-gen satellite

• Raising a massive seed round—oversubscribed by top VCs

If you’re curious about the frontier of hardware, AI, and space tech, don’t miss this deep dive into the future of data centers… in orbit!

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