Bold Visions

In this episode Joe speaks with Ben James, the Co-Founder and CEO of Tubular Network which is a startup building the future in Hyperlogistics. Ben was on the top American Hyperloop team at the University of Texas, previously worked for MagicLeap and VRBO in spacial computing and is a self titled Mad Scientist and Dad. 

Ben talks about the history of Tubular Network, his background with Hyperloop, his vision for Hyperlogistics, how being a parent is actually a huge benefit to startup founders, how to handle stress and how Ben navigates the resistance that comes with pitching revolutionary tech to old-school companies.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

01:24 Background and Story of Tubular Network

08:44 What it means to “Packetize” goods

12:50 Taking Care of Mental and Physical Health

22:40 Advantages of being a founder and parent

26:43 Helping old-school companies to innovate and change

33:15 Communicating Technical Ideas to a Broad Audience

37:52 Closing – Fundraising and contact info

Resources

Hyperloop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop

Hyperlogistics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxj2ut6gPHE

Ben's Contact info

Website: https://www.tubular.network/

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tubular-network/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-p-james/

Raconteur Animation is a studio that helps disruptive tech and industrial hardware companies launch new products confidently with stunning CGI product movies

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerule/

Announcing the launch of Bold Visions - a podcast about the challenges of building, selling and launching disruptive technology. Joe will be interviewing executives, innovators, influencers and entrepreneurs about their vision for the future and how they make it into reality.