Jared Isaacman is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, CEO of Draken International and Shift4 Payments. As well as being commander of the iconic inspiration 4 mission last year, Jared will command the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program which starts early next year.
In this episode, Ben and Jared discuss the upcoming Polaris missions, his entrepreneurial journey and his relationship with SpaceX.
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor:
Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest into shares of actual space startups!
OUTLINE:
Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.
0:16 Spaced Ventures
00:40 Jared Isaacman
01:22 The importance of reflection
02:52 Shift 4 Payments
05:22 Where did Jared’s passion for space start?
07:42 Telling board about space dreams
10:18 Hand over business responsibility when in space?
12:08 Inspiration 4 success
15:08 When did SpaceX conversation start?
17:20 Polaris Dawn conception
18:35 Timing for Polaris Dawn
23:34 What to look for in a crew?
25:15 Upcoming Polaris missions
26:40 Moon & Mars
28:02 Family Life
29:44 Advice to budding space entrepreneurs
34:00 Wrap up and socials
Follow the Polaris Program
Website: https://polarisprogram.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rookisaacman & https://twitter.com/polarisprogram
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/
Stay connected with us!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/
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Jared Isaacman is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, CEO of Draken International and Shift4 Payments. As well as being commander of the iconic inspiration 4 mission last year, Jared will command the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program which starts early next year.
In this episode, Ben and Jared discuss the upcoming Polaris missions, his entrepreneurial journey and his relationship with SpaceX.
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor:
Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest into shares of actual space startups!
OUTLINE:
Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.
0:16 Spaced Ventures
00:40 Jared Isaacman
01:22 The importance of reflection
02:52 Shift 4 Payments
05:22 Where did Jared’s passion for space start?
07:42 Telling board about space dreams
10:18 Hand over business responsibility when in space?
12:08 Inspiration 4 success
15:08 When did SpaceX conversation start?
17:20 Polaris Dawn conception
18:35 Timing for Polaris Dawn
23:34 What to look for in a crew?
25:15 Upcoming Polaris missions
26:40 Moon & Mars
28:02 Family Life
29:44 Advice to budding space entrepreneurs
34:00 Wrap up and socials
Follow the Polaris Program
Website: https://polarisprogram.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rookisaacman & https://twitter.com/polarisprogram
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/
Stay connected with us!
Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us!
Website: www.astroben.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/