Sourcery

Bridgit Mendler, entrepreneur, technology executive, and former actor and singer, offers a tour of Northwood Space’s massive new factory. She explores why satellite ground infrastructure lags behind spacecraft growth, the company’s Space Force contract, global network ambitions, supply-chain strategy, modular antennas, and plans to transform a former movie theater into mission operations.

Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab known for pioneering 3D-printed rocket engines. He tours the Engine Development Center, shows Archimedes and Rutherford hardware, and describes high-throughput additive manufacturing. He explains choosing methane for Neutron, designing engines for rapid reusability, and how Rocket Lab scaled production and acquired Virgin Orbit assets.

Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, led a NZ startup into a global aerospace company. He tours HQ mission control, satellite cleanrooms, electric propulsion, NASA LOxSAT and CAPSTONE operations. He discusses going public, acquisitions, spacecraft components as a moat, global test facilities, and ambitions like a Venus life search.

Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab and leader behind Neutron and Archimedes engines. He discusses Rocket Lab’s leap from launch provider to full-stack space company. Topics include record revenue and backlog, the strategy behind major acquisitions like Iridium, Neutron delays and the focus on the 10th flight, reusability and Archimedes design, Flatellite and defense work, and building launch infrastructure in New Zealand.

Ben Lamm, serial entrepreneur and CEO/co-founder of Colossal Biosciences and AI spinout Astromech, leads de-extinction, genome engineering, reproductive tech, and AI-for-biology efforts. He walks through Gen 2 woolly mice, translating mammoth edits, and potential near-term births. Discussion covers building a civilization-scale bio company, Astromech’s evolutionary AI, lab automation, and paths toward rewilding and regulatory collaboration.

Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, leads one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity firms. He talks about the AI-driven threat landscape and collapsing exploit timelines. He discusses autonomous agents, open weights, and why much software will be rewritten. He also covers rapid M&A, hiring AI-native talent, and the company playbook for scaling security.

Giovanni Ge, CTO of AppLovin and architect of Axon 2, rebuilt the recommendation engine and ML infra. Adam Foroughi, Co-founder and CEO, scaled AppLovin from startup to a major ad platform. They discuss Axon 2’s architecture and embeddings. They cover scaling with a lean engineering culture. They explore expanding beyond gaming into e-commerce, AI’s role in ad creation, and paths to massive growth.

Soren Monroe-Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Neros Technologies, leads the build-out of a mega factory aimed at mass-producing drones. He walks through engineering labs, flight-test ops, and assembly lines. Topics include high-speed Bandit interceptors, 100% end-of-line flight testing, manufacturing-first design choices, why 3D printing is not a supply fix, and plans for vertical integration.

Soren Monroe-Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Neros Technologies, leads a startup scaling high-volume FPV and interceptor drones. He discusses building a 250,000 sq ft factory aimed at million-unit annual production, winning a $500M Army contract, efforts to move critical components out of China, and the rise of low-cost drones and interceptors shaping modern conflict.

Justin Lopas, Co-Founder and COO of Base Power, leads product and US manufacturing for the company. He demos Base Core, a 40 kWh / 20 kW home battery, tours a rapid-build factory, and discusses vertical integration, scaling to thousands of units weekly, whole-home backup installs, and market models from retail to utility partnerships.