The Future of Aerospace, Thiel Fellow Life & Finding True Purpose | Alex Taylor (Podcast Ep. 9)

Alex Taylor shares insights on aerospace, the Thiel Fellowship, and purpose-driven American innovation.

Chapters:
(0:00) Intro
(01:37 Why Alex Started Orb Aerospace
(07:39) Reality of the Founder Life
(09:07) Thiel Fellows
(14:18) Exploitative vs Redemptive Entrepreneurship
(17:20) Thiel Fellow as a Tribe
(20:03) Trials of Success and Failure
(22:45) Alex's Religious Journey
(26:04) Orb's Mission and Culture
(29:56) How Alex & Steve Met
(31:32) Being "Normal" vs. "Different"
(34:25) Our New Technological Era
(40:10) Alex's Vision for Orb
(51:20) Regulations & Innovation
(54:10) Orb's Products
(1:07:55) Orb's Plan for 2025
(1:12:12) Government Affairs & Lobbying
(1:14:19) DJI & If America Turns It Around
(1:19:17) ACS and the Business Landscape
(1:25:20) Being Authentic
(1:33:34) Outro

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Alex Taylor is a Thiel Fellow and the founder of Orb Aerospace, an electric humanitarian aerospace company he started in 2017. Orb is on a mission to revolutionize transportation by creating a global aerospace network that doesn't rely on traditional infrastructure.

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Alex's Company (Orb Aerospace): orb.aero
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