Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, is a tech-savvy leader passionate about revolutionizing air travel. He discusses the challenges and innovations behind sustainable supersonic flight, emphasizing CO2-based synthetic fuels. Scholl reflects on key life decisions, highlighting the importance of adaptability in learning and pursuing one’s passions. He also stresses the need for a long-term vision in business, sharing personal anecdotes from his journey that underscore resilience and commitment to sustainability.
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Beyond Concorde
Concorde's high ticket prices limited its accessibility, making it more of a luxury.
Boom Supersonic aims for affordability, targeting a broader audience.
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Unpredictable Impact
Scholl believes supersonic flight's greatest impact will be unforeseen second-order effects.
Increased connectivity can lead to cultural exchange and global understanding.
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Sustainable Speed
Boom Supersonic prioritizes sustainability by designing Overture to run on sustainable aviation fuel.
This aligns with their goal of faster and environmentally conscious travel.
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In this influential business book, Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can lose market leadership when they fail to adapt to disruptive innovations. Christensen explains why companies often miss new waves of innovation and provides a set of rules for capitalizing on disruptive technologies. The book uses examples from various industries, including the disk drive, mechanical excavator, steel, and computer industries, to illustrate trends that lead to success or failure in the face of disruptive technologies.
With a background in software engineering and ad tech, Blake Scholl has an unusual CV for an aviation CEO. However, his singular passion for aviation drove him to learn this sector and eventually found a sustainable aviation company with flights twice as fast as what's offered today. Founding Boom was one of several crossroads moments in Scholl's life that drove home to him that knowledge and skills are adaptable and changeable, and there to support our passions.
In this episode, recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos, he explains the opportunity supersonic flight offers now, decades after the famed Concorde, for tackling emissions and connecting the world. He also shared key pivot points - from leaving high school early, to hitting a wall as Boom founder - where he relied not on what he knew but what he could learn and possibly teach himself. Such an approach is critical for any listener as the job market will be increasingly transformed by a demand for new skills.
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